Oconto County Forest
Nature preserve
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Mountain School · Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Mountain
More than half of Mountain’s land is conserved: 77%
77% of Mountain’s land is conserved, about 35,508 acres. 109 acres are parks and preserves, 118 per 1,000 residents. 87 miles of mapped trail cross Mountain, 1.2 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
77%
35,508 acres · of 71.7 sq mi of land
Trails
87 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
109 ac
118 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
31%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
12
1 boat launch
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
35,508 conserved acres
77% of Mountain’s land. Who manages Mountain’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service35,399 ac
State natural resources122 ac
County27 ac
National Forest · 35,399 acState Park · 118 acLocal Conservation Area · 27 acState Conservation Area · 2 acState Recreation Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolet National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 35,399 | Open |
| Nicolet State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 118 | Open |
| Oconto County Forest Local Conservation Area | County | 27 | Open |
| Statewide Spring Ponds State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 2 | Open |
| Statewide Spring Ponds - Lm State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Mountain
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Mountain
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Mountain
Bagley Rapids CampgroundFee · United States Forest Service
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 12 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 6.4 mi
National Forest Road 23021.1 mi
Nicolet State Trail0.1 mi
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Mountain: May and August
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 24 | 29 | 41 | 54 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 42 | 30 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Mountain →
Next door
Mountain and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Riverview | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Brazeau | 29% | 0.3 | 10,503 | 30% | A− |
| Doty | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Breed | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Menominee | under 1% | 0.3 | 2 | under 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mountain
Are dogs allowed on Mountain’s trails?
Oconto County Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mountain?
196,608 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mountain or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 35,311 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Mountain neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →