Split Rock Lighthouse, 39 mi from Washburn
This is a list led by parks & monuments, 4 of its 6. All of them lie outside Washburn. Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway sees about 852K visitors a year. Out of town, Tettegouche State Park is 46 mi away.
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
69,372 acres in Bayfield, Wisconsin (US) managed by the National Park Service.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
What’s around Washburn
At 39 mi, Split Rock Lighthouse is the farthest one out.
Orange: Washburn. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The full list
Each of the 14 is within 60 miles.
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2Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest
National forest in Wisconsin, United States.
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
69,372 acres in Bayfield, Wisconsin (US) managed by the National Park Service.
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12Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center
Maritime museum in Duluth, Minnesota.
13Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Washburn → · Washburn’s history →
Photo credits
Split Rock Lighthouse: Jim Sorbie, CC BY 2.0 · Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest: MDuchek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: NPS Photo, Public domain · Gooseberry Falls State Park: Chuck Kochmann, Copyrighted free use · Tettegouche State Park: Desertson67 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Great Lakes Aquarium: Tmajewski, Public domain · Lake Superior Railroad Museum: User resedabear on Flickr, CC BY 2.0 · Duluth Depot: Hikki Nagasaki, Public domain · Fairlawn Mansion: Nfarmakes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Two Harbors Lighthouse: pmarkham, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tweed Museum of Art: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0
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