A Wisconsin state forest is an area of forest in the U.S. state of Wisconsin managed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources's Division of Forestry. They are managed for outdoor recreation, watershed and habitat preservation, and sustainable forestry. The various units total 471,329 acres (1,907 km2), although many contain extensive private inholdings. Wisconsin's state forests are often co-listed with Wisconsin's state park system, which is maintained by the Division of Parks and Recreation.
| Forest name | County or counties | Area in acres (km2)[1] | Date established |
Body of water | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black River State Forest [1] | Jackson | 67,070 acres (271.4 km2) | 1957 | Black River | |
| Brule River State Forest [2] | Douglas | 40,882 acres (165.4 km2) | 1907 | Bois Brule River, Lake Superior | Site of Cedar Island Lodge, or "the Summer White House," where American presidents have vacationed. Popular with canoeists, and cross-country skiers. |
| Coulee Experimental State Forest [3] | La Crosse County | 2,972
acres (364 km2)|| 1960|| Dutch Creek||The forest is used for long-term forest watershed research studies to develop land management practices. | |||
| Flambeau River State Forest [4] | Sawyer and Price | 90,147 acres (364 km2) | 1930 | Flambeau River | |
| Governor Knowles State Forest [5] | Burnett and Polk | 19,753 acres (79.9 km2) | 1970 | St. Croix River | Managed as a wilderness buffer for the Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway. |
| Havenwoods State Forest [6] | Milwaukee | 237 acres (0.95 km2) | 1979 | Lincoln Creek | A green space and environmental education center within Milwaukee city limits. |
| Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit [7] | Sheboygan, Fond du Lac, and Washington | 29,268 acres (118 km2) | 1936 | Numerous kettle lakes | |
| Lapham Peak Unit, Kettle Moraine State Forest [8] | Waukesha | 1,006 acres (4.07 km2) | 1985 | None | |
| Loew Lake Unit, Kettle Moraine State Forest | Washington | 1,090 acres (4.41 km2) | 1987 | Oconomowoc River, Loew Lake | |
| Kettle Moraine State Forest-Southern Unit [9] | Waukesha, Walworth, and Jefferson | 22,300 acres (90.2 km2) | 1936 | Numerous kettle lakes | |
| Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest [10] | Iron, Vilas and Oneida | 223,283 acres (903 km2) | 1925 | Numerous lakes and streams | |
| Peshtigo River State Forest [11] | Marinette and Oconto | 9,200 acres (37.2 km2) | 2001 | Peshtigo River | |
| Pike Lake Unit, Kettle Moraine State Forest [12] | Washington | 678 acres (2.74 km2) | 1960 | Pike Lake | |
| Point Beach State Forest [13] | Manitowoc | 2,903 acres (11.7 km2) | 1938 | Lake Michigan |
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Parks and Recreation. "Wisconsin State Park System: 2006 Visitor Information Guide for State Parks, Forests, Recreation Areas & Trails."