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🤝 MFL Open Forest — Sterling, Polk County

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

157 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 — Sterling, Polk County, straight-line distance.

2 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Polk County Forest-Sterling Block
Unknown — check official site
5 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 MFL Open Forest — Anderson, Burnett County
Free — public hunting, fishing, hiking, XC skiing (license where applicable)
10 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 MFL Open Forest — Eureka, Polk County
Free — public hunting, fishing, hiking, XC skiing (license where applicable)
11 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 MFL Open Forest — Grantsburg, Burnett County
Free — public hunting, fishing, hiking, XC skiing (license where applicable)
12 mi away · State Forest
🌲 Chengwatana State Forest
Unknown — check official site
13 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Janet Johnson Memorial Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
14 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 MFL Open Forest — St. Croix Falls, Polk County
Free — public hunting, fishing, hiking, XC skiing (license where applicable)
14 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Sunrise Lake AMA
Unknown — check official site

📋 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