The Kimberly Clark Wildlife Area showcases Price County’s diverse landscapes across 8,700 acres: grasslands, hardwood forests, conifer bogs, and wetlands are all part of the area. Wildlife is also a tangible presence: three pairs of ospreys nest there, and there is also an active eagle nest. The Bass Lake Peatlands offer a distinctive landscape of their own. This open bog is characterized by sphagnum mosses, low-growing black spruce, tamaracks, and bog shrubs. When full, the four water impoundments in the Spring Creek Wildlife Area contain a combined 220 acres of water.

Seasonal activities in the Kimberly Clark Wildlife Area range from spring turkey hunting and summer foraging to fall ruffed grouse hunting and winter snowshoeing. If you plan your visit around the seasons, this change in activities offers a different point of reference from the Tuscobia State Trail’s year-round variety of uses. Seasonal activities and a trail with multiple uses thus stand side by side as distinct highlights.

Trails Through Forest and Landscape

The Tuscobia State Trail follows a 74-mile former rail bed from Park Falls to the Wild Rivers State Trail north of Rice Lake. It offers year-round opportunities for ATVs, snowmobiles, horseback riding, mountain biking, and walking. Two parking areas at Tuscobia Trailhead County Park provide access to the trail. The former rail bed and its current multiple uses give the trail two distinct sides: it recalls a former transportation link while also serving a variety of ways to get around.

The Flambeau River State Forest spans Sawyer, Price, and Rusk counties and includes 75 miles of the North and South Forks of the Flambeau River. A 15-mile stretch of the South Fork within the forest offers Class I–V whitewater. The forest has 14 miles of groomed trails for classic and skate cross-country skiing. The 16-mile Flambeau Hills Trail is suitable for hiking, biking, horseback riding, and cross-country skiing. This same forest offers both a specific river stretch and ski trails, as well as a trail system for multiple uses.

Another trail runs through hilly terrain along the north shore of Round Lake. Hardwood trees and hemlocks line the route, and the northwest loops include sections of bog. Timm’s Hill, Wisconsin’s highest point at 1,951.5 feet, is also in southeastern Price County. Timm’s Hill County Park has hiking trails, including the Timm’s Hill National Ice Age Trail and a trail leading to an observation tower.

Rivers and Lakes

Solberg Lake County Park & Campground sits on a 35-acre peninsula that extends into Solberg Lake. Visitors can fish, water-ski, and swim in the lake. The Solberg Trail provides the park with ATV and UTV access to the Flambeau Trail System. This 70-mile trail system is open to ATVs, UTVs, off-road motorcycles, mountain bikes, horses, and other non-motorized forms of travel.

At Smith Lake, along the North Fork of the Flambeau River, Smith Lake County Park & Campground provides access to two canoe-in campsites. They are accessible only by canoe and are free to use. At the Jump River, a short walking trail follows the river and offers views of the Big Falls cascades.

Art and Traces of History

The Wisconsin Concrete Park features more than 200 folk-art figures created by Price County native Fred Smith. Reconstructed in 1896, the Round Lake Logging Dam directed millions of logs down the South Fork of the Flambeau River to the mills in Fifield, and from there onward to the Chippewa and Mississippi rivers. The Smith Rapids Covered Bridge was the first covered bridge built in Wisconsin in more than 100 years.

The Old Town Hall Museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Its exhibits cover Price County’s logging history from 1879 through the 1930s, as well as railroad and other historical transportation memorabilia. The adjoining one-room Greenfield School preserves the history of rural schools. The Jump River Valley Museum is housed in the former Catawba Town Hall, a one-story brick building dating to 1920. The Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Trail is also among the county’s cultural sites: its 13 markers at various parks and memorials represent the 13 years of service and sacrifice during the war.

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