The Chequamegon now encompasses 857,000 acres in northern Wisconsin. The Nicolet National Forest naturally draws people interested in swimming, boating, canoeing, rafting, and fishing. Come to hike, ski, snowmobile, hunt, fish, swim or view wildlife. Anglers can expect to find a large variety of fish including trout, pike, bass, muskellunge, walleye, and panfish. Canoeing enthusiasts may wish to try the Brule, Pine, Popple, Peshtigo, Rat, Oconto, and Wolf Rivers, all of which are easily accessible.
Swimming is offered at most of the campground lakes and at several developed beach and picnic areas.
There are 1,170 lakes and over 400 spring ponds. The lakes have 34,000 surface acres of water and 500 miles of shoreline. Fresh water streams have a total length of 400 miles, including 580 miles of trout streams. Sixty-eight species of fish live in these waters. Drinking water, toilets, and trash pickup are also provided.