Trail Conditions

Our ATV/UTV trails that allow winter riding are open and is a beautiful ride with the snow! The county land trails (dark green on map) are not open to UTV’s and machines over 900lbs now that panning for snowmobiling has begun. Should this change we will share that update. But so many other great trails, county roads (outside LCO, inside LCO see map) and the Chequamegon National Forest are beautiful winter riding!

CLOSED NOW:

• Cty. Hwy. C: from State Hwy. 27/70 to Jos Chafer Road, for bridge repair — ATV detour is marked.

•Trail 777: both wooded segments of this trail in LCO are temporarily closed — from Green Lake Road to Indian Lake Road, and from Indian Lake Road to Gurno Lake Road. Riders — use the bypass route from Green Lake Road and south on County Hwy. NN to either Gurno Lake Road or Chief Lake Road, depending on your destination.

• Sunday, October 20: Trail 31 north of the Tuscobia Trail (Birchwood area) closes to ATV/UTV use until Memorial weekend 2025.

•Wednesday, October 23: Trail 203/21 north of Moose Lake and up to Bayfield County, closes to ATV/UTV use until May 1, 2025 (this includes the short road route on State Hwy 77 from County Road S to Scheers Road).

•Friday, November 15: All Flambeau River State Forest ATV/UTV trails close until May 15, 2025

WINTER RIDING:

Once snow grooming begins on the county trails, only ATVs 900 lbs. or less are allowed on groomed snowmobile trails — generally, UTVs are not permitted on snow-groomed trails. We will post more information closer to the snowmobile season.

ATVs and UTVs are allowed on the Tuscobia Trail (Trail 10) and 9-mile Loop (Trail 11) during winter after the hunting season closure is over.

SPRING THAW:

Our forest entities close their trails and related forest roads for spring thaw each year. Actual closure dates vary depending on conditions, but trails typically close between mid to late March and May.

Watch for announcements closer to March. As mentioned above, Flambeau Forest trails close to ATV/ UTV use from November 15 until May 15 each year.

ROAD ROUTES:

Paved road routes, and most gravel town road routes (not gravel roads that are part of a forest road system) currently open to ATV use, remain open year-round for both ATV and UTV use — other than the short route segment on State Highway 77 mentioned above.

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.

For specific questions, please feel free to reach out to Cathy LaReau at cathy@sawyercountytrails.com or 715-558-8966.