Summer
Paddling, fishing & quiet swims
Tomahawk River canoeing, walleye and musky on Lake Katherine, and a guarded swim beach at Lake Katherine Beach Park (lifeguard Memorial Day through Labor Day).
Plan your visit
Spend a few days on the Quiet Side
Family-run resorts on glassy lakes, an 18-mile rail trail, fall colors most of October, and a short drive from Madison, Milwaukee, the Twin Cities or Chicago. Here is everything you need to plan a slow Northwoods weekend.
Four ways in
Start where you're curious
Hazelhurst is small enough to know personally. Pick a thread — where to sleep, where to eat, what to do, or how to get here — and the rest follows.
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Lodging
Nine family-run resorts, cottages, a bed & breakfast and a year-round motel — most of them on the water.
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Dining
Restaurants, pubs and quick bites — the directory is being assembled. See what we're collecting and how to get listed.
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Recreation
The 18-mile Bearskin Trail, Cedar Falls & the Willow Flowage, four-season fishing, fall colors, snowmobiling and more.
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Find us
A map, drive distances from eight regional cities and three driving routes by direction.
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1885
Town established
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9
Lodging options
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18 mi
Bearskin State Trail
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65 in
Average yearly snowfall
What's in season right now
Three reasons people come back
Hazelhurst has a clear personality in every season. Here are the three folks plan their visits around.
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Fall
Northwoods colors
Peak color falls in the last two weeks of September through the first two weeks of October. Drive any backroad — or pace it on the Bearskin Trail.
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Winter
Snowmobile country
Sixty-five inches of average snowfall, the Bearskin trail groomed for sleds, and 1,600+ miles of connected trail across the Lakeland area.