Trail Conditions

April 24, 2026

Sawyer County Forestry in conjunction with the Sawyer County Snowmobile and ATV Alliance has decided to open the county forest trails early. Read on for trails opening (National and state forest not included in early opening).

This Friday, April 24th at 12pm the following trails in the county forest areas (dark green on map) will be open. These trails include.

Trails 3, 26, 27 and 31 in the Edgewater and Sissabagama area.

Trail 11 (9 Mile Loop) in Couderay area.

Trails 8, 15, 31 and 77 in the Seeley Hills and Nelson Lake area.

The Tuscobia is also open for riding. Also open are trails not in any colored forest areas on map, town roads that are mapped and signed, and county highways outside the LCO, inside the LCO (pink on map) county roads mapped and signed are open. Remember county highways are ones that are letters i.e. A, B, CC, etc.

Please note that trails located within the U.S. Forest Service – Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest (light green) and the Flambeau River State Forest (orange) are NOT included in this opening. Chequamegon opens May 1st and the Flambeau May 15th. Any questions regarding those areas please contact Chequamegon at 715-634-4821 and the Flambeau at 715-332-4846.

Happy riding!

Please contact the Chequamegon National Forest’s District Recreational Info at 715-634-4821 for additional questions.  For the Flambeau State Forest call 715-332-5271.

Non-Resident Trail Passes are required for ATVs (WI residents do not need a trail pass but are required to display their registration sticker).

State law requires ATVs to always operate with headlights on.

Sawyer County allows the use of Side by Sides on ALL ATV TRAILS, Including those in the Chequamegon National Forest.