Flowages, rivers, and scenic waters

Chippewa Flowage

15,300 acres of premier fishing in Sawyer County.

Lower Wisconsin State Riverway

over 92 miles of natural and scenic roverway.

Turtle-Flambeau Scenic Waters Area

scenic beauty and wild character in Iron County.

Willow Flowage Scenic Waters Area

an island studded reservoir with truly wild flavor.

Wild Rivers

protected free-flowing rivers.

Turtle-Flambeau Scenic Waters Area

• Introduction
• Auto tour
• Boating / Canoeing
• Camping
• Cross-country sking and snowshoeing
• Fishing
• Forest management
• Hiking / Nature trails
• History of good stewardship
• Hunting
• Nature and wildlife viewing
• Protecting your flowage
• Quiet area
• Securing the future
• Snowmobiles and ATVs
• Turtle-Flambeau Patterned Bog State Natural Area
• Water levels
• Current water level conditions [exit DNR]
• Turtle-Flambeau master plan [PDF]

Related links

• Boating in Wisconsin
• Fishing Wisconsin
• Find Boat and Developed Shore Fishing Access Sites
• Aquatic invasive species
• Don't move firewood
• Range of Allowable Firewood [PDF]
• Hunting in Wisconsin
• Snowmobiling in Wisconsin
• USFS Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest [exit DNR]
• USGS Loon Migration Tracking [exit DNR]
• Wisconsin tourism [exit DNR]

Contact information

For information on the Turtle-Flambeau Scenic Waters Area, contact:

Property Manager
Dept of Natural Resources
5291 N. Statehouse Circle
Mercer, Wisconsin 54547
715-476-7846 (office)
715-614-5120 (cell)

Turtle-Flambeau Scenic Waters AreaAuto Tour

The Turtle-Flambeau Scenic Waters Area Auto Tour is a self guiding tour illustrating the interactions of humans with our native flora and fauna. This tour will give you a glimpse of the spectacular resources of the area. Management programs that will insure the future of these resources are explained. The tour is 24 miles long and has fifteen stops.

Turtle-Flambeau Scenic Waters Area Auto Tour booklets [PDF] PUB-LF-0016 are available at the Mercer Ranger Station and can also be found in the literature box on the kiosk at the Little Turtle Waterfowl Management Area parking lot – this site is the first stop on the tour.