Sawyer County Forest
Managed by Sawyer County
2,739 acres9.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
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Outdoors in Round Lake
More than half of Round Lake’s land is conserved: 59%
59% of Round Lake’s land is conserved, about 41,522 acres. 3,939 acres are parks and preserves, 3,396 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Sawyer County Forest (9.6 mi).
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
59%
41,522 acres · of 109.3 sq mi of land
Trails
54 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
3,939 ac
3,396 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
16%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.7 mi
5.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
18
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Round Lake?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Round Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Round Lake is ahead of 81% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Round Lake’s overall grade.
Conserved land59% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (54 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land3,396 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3,939 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home16% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 81%
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Water is 7% of Round Lake’s area (9 of 118 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 55%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Sawyer County Forest, with 9.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Chippewa Flowage
Managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
301 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
41,522 conserved acres
59% of Round Lake’s land. Water is left out: Round Lake has 109.3 square miles of land and 8.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Round Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service36,853 ac
County2,742 ac
State natural resources2,229 ac
Private owners52 ac
National Forest · 36,853 acLocal Conservation Area · 2,742 acState Recreation Area · 1,567 acState Conservation Area · 518 acUnknown Easement · 143 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chequamegon National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 36,853 | Open |
| Sawyer County Forest Local Conservation Area | County | 2,742 | Open |
| Chief River Wildlife Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 1,186 | Open |
| Chippewa Flowage State Recreation Area | Private owners | 316 | Restricted |
| Statewide Habitat Areas - Nw State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 206 | Open |
| Statewide Habitat Areas State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 205 | Restricted |
| Rem-Callahan Lake State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 92 | Restricted |
| Dead Creek Springs Fishery Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 80 | Restricted |
| Lakeview Golf Private Park | Private owners | 48 | Open |
| State Owned Islands State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
3 places to go in Round Lake
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Round Lake
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Round Lake
Black Lake Recreation Area CampgroundFee · USFS
DirectionsMoose Lake Recreation Area CampgroundFee · USFS
DirectionsTrails & water
5 named trails and 18 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 10.3 mi
Forest Road 7581.9 mi
Forest Road 7151.6 mi
Forest Road 7481.4 mi
Black Lake Trail0.7 mi
Forest Road 7410.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
5.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.7 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out
The walking year in Round Lake
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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 20 | 26 | 38 | 52 | 66 | 75 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 53 | 38 | 25 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
February is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Round Lake →
Next door
Round Lake and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Lake | 59% | 0.5 | 3,396 | 16% | A− |
| Spider Lake | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hunter | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lenroot | 55% | 1.0 | 18,107 | 69% | A+ |
| Hayward | 12% | 0.5 | 1,065 | 55% | A− |
| Chippewa | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Winter | 68% | 0.2 | 42,626 | 20% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Round Lake
Where can I hike in Round Lake?
The longest trail networks: Sawyer County Forest, 9.6 miles; Chippewa Flowage, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Round Lake is conserved land?
59% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Wisconsin town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Round Lake’s trails?
Sawyer County Forest and Chippewa Flowage don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Round Lake?
5.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Round Lake?
276,565 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Round Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 41,202 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Round Lake have?
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Round Lake 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 →