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🗺️ Catherine Wolter Wilderness Area

State / Public Land📍 Wisconsinauto-imported (OSM)
Cost of access
Unknown — check official site
🫐 Berry Foraging⛺ Camping🎣 Fishing🥾 Hiking🍄 Mushroom Foraging📷 Nature Photography
Amenities: Not documented — check the official site.
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Fees and rules change — always confirm with the managing agency. Public land ≠ unlimited harvest: state licenses apply for hunting/fishing, and foraging rules vary by unit.

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The closest public places to Catherine Wolter Wilderness Area, straight-line distance.

4 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 MFL Open Forest — Presque Isle, Vilas County
Free — public hunting, fishing, hiking, XC skiing (license where applicable)
5 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Guido Rahr, Sr. Tenderfoot Forest Reserve
Unknown — check official site
7 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center
Unknown — check official site
10 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 MFL Open Forest — Boulder Junction, Vilas County
Free — public hunting, fishing, hiking, XC skiing (license where applicable)
10 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 MFL Open Forest — Winchester, Vilas County
Free — public hunting, fishing, hiking, XC skiing (license where applicable)
13 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Forests for the Future #12 Conservation Reserve
Unknown — check official site
13 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 MFL Open Forest — Manitowish Waters, Vilas County
Free — public hunting, fishing, hiking, XC skiing (license where applicable)
14 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 MFL Open Forest — Arbor Vitae, Vilas County
Free — public hunting, fishing, hiking, XC skiing (license where applicable)

🎫 Entry requirements — WI state lands

Required passAdmission sticker
WI residents$8/vehicle/day
Out-of-state visitors$11/vehicle/day
Annual option$28 res / $38 non-res

Typical published rates — fees change; confirm at the official site before travel. Hunting/fishing licenses are always separate from entry passes.

📋 Standard rules — State / Public Lands

The publicly posted baseline for this land type. Individual units add their own rules — the official page always controls.

  • Rules vary by managing agency — check the linked official page
  • Hunting/fishing with licenses is commonly the primary allowed use on game/wildlife lands