Barron County Forest

Barron County Forest: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Barron County Forest

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Barron County Forest — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.45881, -91.84728. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Barron County Forest

• Rice Lake · lake · Barron · ~14 km · Must-see
• Little Dummy Lake · lake · Barron · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake Dam · lake · Barron · ~30 km · Must-see
• Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway · sanctuary · Washburn · ~33 km · Must-see
• WCSW-AM (Shell Lake) · lake · Washburn · ~35 km · Must-see
• Potato Lake · lake · Rusk · ~46 km · Must-see
• Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum · museum · Washburn · ~51 km · Must-see
• Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Chippewa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Balsam Lake · lake · Polk · ~57 km · Must-see
• Half Moon Lake Conservancy · lake · Polk · ~57 km · Must-see
• Straight Lake State Park · lake · Polk · ~60 km · Must-see
• Balsam Branch Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Polk · ~62 km · Must-see
• Cylon Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Saint Croix · ~62 km · Must-see
• Dorothy Lake State Natural Area · lake · Chippewa · ~62 km · Must-see
• Tainter Lake · lake · Dunn · ~65 km · Must-see
• Gaslyn Lake · lake · Burnett · ~67 km · Must-see
• Hoffman Hills State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dunn · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lac Courte Oreilles · lake · Sawyer · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Barron County Forest

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Barron County Forest

• Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway · sanctuary · Washburn · ~33 km · Must-see
• Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Chippewa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Balsam Branch Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Polk · ~62 km · Must-see
• Cylon Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Saint Croix · ~62 km · Must-see
• Hoffman Hills State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dunn · ~72 km · Must-see
• Folsom House · sanctuary · Polk · ~79 km · Must-see
• Interstate Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~80 km · Must-see
• Governor Knowles State Forest · sanctuary · Burnett · ~88 km · Must-see
• Crex Meadows State Public Hunting Grounds · sanctuary · Burnett · ~92 km · Must-see
• Saint Croix State Park · sanctuary · Burnett · ~100 km · Must-see

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