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🤝 MFL Open Forest — Garfield, Jackson County

Private Land — Open Access📍 Wisconsin
Cost of access
Free — public hunting, fishing, hiking, XC skiing (license where applicable)

144 open acres of private forest enrolled in Wisconsin's Managed Forest Law / Forest Crop Law with public access. Open for hunting, fishing, hiking, sight-seeing, and cross-country skiing on foot. Exact locations: WI DNR Public Access Lands map.

⛷️ Cross-Country Skiing🎣 Fishing🥾 Hiking🦌 Hunting
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 MFL Open Forest — Garfield, Jackson County, straight-line distance.

5 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 MFL Open Forest — Sumner, Trempealeau County
Free — public hunting, fishing, hiking, XC skiing (license where applicable)
9 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 MFL Open Forest — Unity, Trempealeau County
Free — public hunting, fishing, hiking, XC skiing (license where applicable)
10 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 MFL Open Forest — Fairchild, Eau Claire County
Free — public hunting, fishing, hiking, XC skiing (license where applicable)
12 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Eau Claire County Forest
Unknown — check official site
12 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 MFL Open Forest — Bridge Creek, Eau Claire County
Free — public hunting, fishing, hiking, XC skiing (license where applicable)
14 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 MFL Open Forest — Mentor, Clark County
Free — public hunting, fishing, hiking, XC skiing (license where applicable)
15 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 MFL Open Forest — Alma, Jackson County
Free — public hunting, fishing, hiking, XC skiing (license where applicable)
16 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 MFL Open Forest — Springfield, Jackson County
Free — public hunting, fishing, hiking, XC skiing (license where applicable)

📋 Standard rules — Private Land — Open Accesss

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

  • Private land in a public-access program: foot traffic only unless posted otherwise
  • Stay out of fields with standing crops and away from buildings and livestock
  • The enrollment can end any year — always check current-year program maps