Picnic site · Wisconsin
Sailor Lake Day Use Area
Sailor Lake Day Use Area is a picnic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 466 m. The nearest named place is Schmuland Waterfowl Area, a park 1.3 miles away. Great Divide Highway passes 29 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- US Forest Service
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates45.84635, -90.26824
- 28.9 mi off the Great Divide Highway
71 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 39
- Schmuland Waterfowl Area: 1.3 mi
- Riley Lake Wildlife Management Area: 4.9 mi
- Solberg Lake County Park: 7.5 mi
- Fifield Veterans Park: 7.7 mi
- Southside Park: 9.9 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Foulds Creek State Natural Area: 9.5 mi
- Flambeau Wetlands State Natural Area: 15.0 mi
- Bass Lake Preserve State Natural Area: 15.8 mi
- Lost Island: 15.9 mi
- Spud Island: 16.0 mi
Museums: 5
- Old Town Hall Museum: 7.7 mi
- Fred Smith Museum: 13.5 mi
- George W. Brown, Jr. Ojibwe Museum & Cultural Center: 19.9 mi
- Knox Creek Heritage Center: 22.3 mi
- Waswagoning: 23.4 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Park Falls Verterans Memorial: 10.7 mi
- Lidice Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Lac du Flambeau: 19.3 mi
- Great Lakes Intertribal Council: 19.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Hogsback Springs: 3.4 mi
- Newman Springs: 7.8 mi
- Ferry Springs: 12.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Newman Lake Recreation Area: 9.7 mi
- Memorial Grove Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
Artworks: 1
- Clink's Meat Market Pig Mural: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 1
- Helen's Garden: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Cedar Falls: 21.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:34 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:09 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:21 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:30 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 11 | 15 | 27 | 40 | 54 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 44 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Park Falls DNR HQ, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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