Spooner Wisconsin Area Chamber of Commerce

Bowling center

Kegler's Pub & Pin, 412 River Street, Spooner. 635-8706. 412 N River St Full bar, bowling, darts, and pool. Cosmic (Glo) Bowling every Saturday night. Serving food till bar closing. Spare Me: Bowling Necessities and Accessories Pro Shop located in the lower level.

Civic Center

Northwest Sports Complex, 301 Walnut St., Spooner. 635-6144. Offers a variety of recreational activities, including walleyball, walking track, indoor swimming, ice skating, raquetball, weight lifting, and fitness center usage. Meeting rooms and banquet facilities with full-service catering also available.
Golf courses

Butternut Hills Golf, N2976 Golf Road, Sarona, 635-8563. Eighteen holes.

Clam River Golf Club, 1199 Hilltop Rd., Shell Lake, 468-2900. Nine holes.

Spooner Golf Club, W6120 Cty. Hwy. H, Spooner, 635-3580. Eighteen holes http://www.spoonergolf.com

Tagalong, 2855 Tagalong Lane, off of Hwy. 48, Birchwood, 354-3458. 18 holes.
Ice skating
(as weather permits)
Rinks are located at the following sites.

Birchwood, Fuller Avenue, between tennis courts and playground.

College Street Park, Spooner.

Minong ball field, south of village hall, Minong.

Shell Lake, on the lake near the shelter house at Shell Lake Memorial Park.

Trego, next to village hall on Trego Park Road.
Other ice skating opportunities include the following.

Northwood Figure Skating Club: Provides lessons to skaters aged 4 to adult, September through April; ice skating show staged at end of season. Some students compete in events during the season. Sponsors skating program during summer. Home ice is at Northwest Sports Complex, Spooner. www.northwoodsfsc.com & northwoodsfigureskatingclub@hotmail.com

Hockey program: Spooner Area Ice Association, a volunteer, nonprofit organization, runs a hockey program for youths aged 3 or 4 through middle school age. Divisions include Termite/Learn to Skate, Mites, Squirts, Peewees, Bantams,and Midgets (for high school students). Teams play in the Western Wisconsin League, with their home ice at Northwest Sports Complex, Spooner.
Parks
Birchwood

Baseball field, playground, and fishing pier, Lake Avenue.

Bluegill Village Park, picnic area.

Doolittle Park and Campground, off of Cty. Hwy. D on Hinman Drive. Swimming beach, playground, 40-site campground, dump station.
Minong

Ball field, south of village hall.

Children's Trout Pond, Hwy. 77 north of village and Department of Natural Resources Ranger Station.

Josiah Bond Park, corner of Fifth and Main streets.

Minong Area Youth Ball Field, Link Street.

Play Park/Little League Park, Second Street.
Shell Lake

Memorial Park, beside Hwy. 63, on Shell Lake. Swimming beach, picnic area, newly renovated campground, fish-cleaning house, boat access.

Shell Lake Recreational Park, West Lake Road, two blocks south of beach. Tennis courts, playground, softball field.
Spooner

Blooming Valley Park, Cty. Hwy. A, softball fields, picnic table.

Centennial Park, downtown on River Street, benches, picnic tables, small shelter.

College Street Park, College Street, baseball fields, T-ball field, basketball hoops, warming house, picnic tables, shelter, skating rink in winter, hockey rink, playground, walking and cross-country ski trail.

Dale and Vale Street Park, Dale and Vale streets. Playground, picnic tables.

Gov. Tommy G. Thompson State Fish Hatchery, Hwy. 63, picnic area, fishing pier.

North School Park (owned by the school), Spooner Elementary School, baseball and softball fields, soccer field.

Thompson Baseball Field, Thompson Drive and Indianhead Trail, baseball field.

Triangle Park, Cty. Hwy. K, two picnic tables, garden.
Stone Lake

Stone Lake Park, off of Golden Pond Road on Spring Lake.
Trego

Trego Town Park, on Trego Park Road, campground and picnic area.
Additional Public Parks and Boat Landings

Minong Town Park: Located in Section 32-42-12, north end of Bass Lake.

Lower Chicog: Southwest corner of Chicog Lake on town road, Section 7-41-12. Picnic grounds, swimming, camping.

Howell Bridge: Small picnic grounds and boat landing, Section 17-41-13.

Beaver Lake Town Park: North side of Beaver Lake, Section 11-40-10. Picnic, swimming, camping.

County Youth Camp: On county forest land, Section 12-40-13.

Namekagon River: Trego dam on Cty. Hwy. K, Section 18-40-12. Picnic grounds, boat landing.

Spooner Lake: Two acres, Section 27-39-12. Tables, fireplace, restroom.

Slim Creek Flowage: Small picnic grounds and boat landing on forest land, Section 10-38-10.

Sawmill Lake: Medium-sized campgrounds on forest land, Section 24-38-10. Picnic grounds, swimming, drinking water.

Loyhead Lake: Small picnic grounds and landing, Section 14-38-10.

Totagatic Park: Camping, picnic grounds, boat landing, swimming. Forest land in Section 12-42-13.

Wolf Lake: Small picnic grounds, boat landing, Section 23-38-10.

North Shore Park: On the north side of Shell Lake in city limits. Tables, restroom.

Shell Lake: Camping grounds and boat landing adjoining the city park in city limits.

Long Lake: Ten-acre Fristad Park, Section 16-37-11. Access by Long Lake Town Hall. Picnic grounds, tables, restroom.

Trego Lake Park: On the Namekagon River, Hwy. 53. Camping and trailer sites, boat landing, canoeing, fishing, swimming.

McKenzie Lake: Section 19-40-13. Boat landing near county line on Cty. Hwy. E.

Harmon Lake: Small picnic grounds and boat landing, Section 12-38-11.

Spider Lake: Section 10-37-10.

Elbow Lake: Section 10-37-10.

Sleepy Eye Lake: Section 19-42-12.
Roller skating

Badgerland Civic Center, 301 Walnut, Spooner. 635-6144.
Tennis courts

Birchwood, on Birch Avenue.

Shell Lake Recreational Park, on West Lake Drive, two blocks south of beach, Shell Lake.

Trego, next to the village hall on Trego Park Road.
Theatres

Palace Theatre, 238 Walnut Street, Spooner. Matinees and evening shows. For upcoming features call 635-2936 or 1/800/952/2010.
Excursion train

The Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad runs excursions between Spooner and Springbrook aboard a restored train. The railroad uses a locomotive built in 1940, a caboose, a 1912 mahogany-interior coach, and Apostle Isle, a 50-seat dining car.

The excursions begin at the former depot in Spooner.

Special trips are planned throughout the year.

Information is available by calling 635-3200 or www.spoonertrainride.com
ATV trails

Wild Rivers Trail, a 96-mile trail running north/south through Douglas, Washburn, and Barron counties, with 40 miles of it mostly paralleling Hwy. 53 in Washburn. Access is in Spooner, Minong, Trego, and other points along the trail. ATV use is forbidden during times of high fire danger. For more information call Washburn County Forestry, 635-4490.

County forest trails and roads, except in areas closed to motor vehicles. ATV use is prohibited April 1 to May 31 and when fire danger is high. For more information call Washburn County Forestry, 635-4490.
Bicycle trails

Tuscobia Trail, Birchwood, access off Hwy. 48 and Main Street.

County forest roads. For more information call Washburn County Forestry, 635-4490.
Hiking trails

College Street Park Ski Trail, new 1.2-mile trail in city of Spooner with loops for beginners and intermediate skiers; at city park on north end of College Street. Hiking permitted during spring, summer, and fall. oHunt Hill Nature Center and Audubon Sanctuary, 4 1/2 miles of trails through prairie, bogs, and forests, with distances on individual trails ranging from a quarter mile to 2 1/2 miles. Some trails are self-guided. Open for hiking from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Located 4.3 miles from Sarona on Hunt Hill Road, off of Audubon Road.

Sawyer Brook Springs Trail, a trail that runs through football field, woods, and along Sawyer Brook Springs in Shell Lake. Access is behind Indianhead Arts and Education Center, 802 First St.

Shell Lake South Side Walking Trail, a one- to two-mile wood chip-covered loop through woods and meadows on Shell Lake's south side. Access is along former railroad bed that parallels Hwy. 63.

Trego Nature Trail, three-mile loop that starts by the Namekagon River Bridge on Hwy. 63, about 1.4 miles east of the St. Croix Riverway Visitor Center.

Trego Lake Trail, three loops totaling 3.6 miles. To get there, go north of Trego on Hwy. 53 to North River Road and turn left (west). Go two miles to the parking lot on the south side of the road.

Tuscobia Trail, Birchwood, access off of Hwy. 48 and Main Street.

Beaver Brook Trail, multi-loop trail in wildlife area, 2.5 miles south of Spooner at Hwy. 53 and Cranberry Marsh Road.

Nordic Woods Trail, multi-loop system, novice to advanced; 14 miles east of Spooner on Hwy. 70, second entrance south on Cty. Hwy. B.

College Street Park Ski Trail, 1.2-mile trail in city of Spooner with loops for beginners and intermediate skiers; access at city park on north end of College Street.

Timberland Hills, 24-kilometer, multi-loop trail, with one stretch lighted for night skiing; 10 miles west of Spooner on Hwy. 70, then south on Cty. Hwy. H.

Totagatic Trail, beginner and advanced loops; 1.5 miles north of Minong on Hwy. 53.

Trego Lake Trail, 5.8-kilometer system with loops for all skill levels. Go north of Trego on Hwy. 53 to North River Road; turn left, then two miles to parking lot.

Wild Rivers Trail, a 96-mile trail running north and south through Douglas, Washburn, and Barron counties, with 40 miles of it generally paralleling Hwy. 53 in Washburn. Access is in Spooner, Minong, Trego, and other points along the trail. For more information call Washburn County Forestry, 635-4490.
Snowmobiling
Washburn County has over 250 miles of state-funded groomed trails maintained by the Rolling Hills Snowmobile/ATV Club and Minong/Wascott Area Trail Club.
Snowmobile trail maps are available at many business establishments in the county and at the Washburn County Tourism Information Center, 122 N. River St., Spooner, WI 54801.
Maps can also be requested by calling 635-9696 or 1/800/367-3306.

Tuscobia Trail, Birchwood, access off Hwy. 48 and Main Street.
122 North River Street · Spooner, WI 54801 · Phone: 715-635-2168
Email: chamber@spooneronline.com