The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) seeks to provide access to the best statewide map information available to the DNR for use in public map services.

 

The information shown on these maps has been obtained from various sources, and are of varying age, reliability and resolution.  These maps are not intended to be used for navigation, nor are these maps an authoritative source of information about legal land ownership or public access. Users of these maps should confirm the ownership of land through other means in order to avoid trespassing. No warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding accuracy, applicability for a particular use, completeness, or legality of the information depicted on this map. Users are responsible for reviewing copyright and acceptable use conditions to ensure appropriate use of this data and to avoid copyright infringement.

 

On the map, CLICK on or TOUCH  the the purple or red points for more information

- Public hunting, fishing, hiking, sight-seeing, and cross-country skiing allowed on open Managed Forest Law (MFL) lands

 

- Public hunting and fishing allowed on open Forest Crop Law (FCL) lands        

                                                     

No unauthorized uses including motorized vehicle traffic are allowed on either MFL or FCL lands.

 

Select Open Detail Section Map in the land description dialog box to view a detail map of the lands open for public recreation. Detail maps are not available for all points representing open lands.

 

The Forest Crop Law (FCL) and Managed Forest Law (MFL) data are generalized spatial representations of lands enrolled by landowners in these programs. Often, enrolled parcels are represented by the center point of the approximate 40-acre square (a quarter-quarter section) in which they lie; however, the actual size of the enrolled property is described in the dialog box that appears when you click on a purple or red points in the application. Specific location and ownership information, as well as information on public access to these lands, may be obtained through the DNR Foresters listed in the dialog box within the application or the landowner.

 

Certain government lots or fractional lots, which cannot be represented by a Public Land Survey System (PLSS) quarter-quarter section description, are represented by either a quarter section or an entire section. This occurs for < 2% of the open MFL or FCL lands. Because of this, users should take additional care in researching the lands enrolled as open to public access before recreating.

 

Please refer to the following website for more information:  https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/forestlandowners/taxlaws

 

Please refer to the following website for Frequently Asked Questions:

https://widnr.widen.net/s/3bne7v4wuy

 

For more information, see the DNR Legal Notices web page: http://dnr.wisconsin.gov/legal/