Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Camping
The largest campground in the Glidden District is
Day Lake.
This campground (accessible
and with reservable sites) sits on a 600-acre muskie-laden lake. Nearby off Highway GG
is
East Twin.
East of Clam Lake off Highway M, you'll find pack-out-only
Stockfarm
Bridge,
with seven very secluded sites (no reservations) in a copse of red pine along the
Chippewa River.
The remainder of the campgrounds in the district are west of Mellen via Forest Roads
187 and 198. The most popular is
Lake Three,
with its hardwood setting on the North
Country National Scenic Trail; the Penokee Overlook isn't far away. The North Country
Trail is also connected to the
Beaver Lake
campground, on Forest Road 198.
Information
Information onthe Glidden District is available from the
Glidden District Ranger Station
(North WIS 13, 715/264-2511).
Sights and Recreation
At the
Lynch Creek Habitat,
west of Clam Lake via WIS 77, four species of nesting duck
are a highlight.
The Hayward District hasbyfarthe most ofthe forest's550historic sights. Manyofthe
best preserved are the skeletal remnants of Swedish farmsteads in the forest meadows. The
highlightoftheHaywardDistrict,the
North Country Scenic Trail (NCST),
passesquitea
few of them, mostly in the Marengo River Valley.
Another fave highlight? The
Porcupine Wilderness
is 4,450 acres of rolling uplands,
wetland, lake, and swamp, and is totally motor-free. Porcupine Lake covers 75 acres and
is rife with trout. Four established campgrounds are found along the trail, along with one
primitive site on Tower Lake. Adirondack shelters can be used just west of Mellen near the
Penokee Range Ski Trails.
COAST TO COAST: NORTH COUNTRY SCENIC TRAIL
The highlight of the Hayward District is the
North Country Scenic Trail (NCST).
Entering the forest a couple of miles west of Mellen, the NCST stretches for 60
