Welcome to the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest!

See what opportunities await on the forest.

Calling all volunteers, we are looking for campground hosts.

Make your reservations for the 2019 camping season.

Smokey has been helping prevent forest fires for 75 years.

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See the current timber sales on the forest.

About the Chequamegon-Nicolet

The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest covers more than 1.5 million acres of Wisconsin's northwoods, managing lands for multiple uses including forestry, wildlife habitat, outdoor recreation, fisheries management, special forest products gathering, wilderness and natural areas management.

The Chequamegon side of the forest covers about 858,400 acres in Ashland, Bayfield, Sawyer, Price, Taylor and Vilas counties while the Nicolet side covers nearly 661,400 acres in Florence, Forest, Langlade, Oconto, Oneida and Vilas counties.