Moccasin Lake Recreation Area
![Michelle's Lodge is located off of Moccasin Lake's parking lot.](/uploads/places/be/bed95b80-094f-4a01-aaa3-54fd7e779a8e-michelles-lodge-in-spring.jpg?width=680&height=340&crop=auto&scale=both&quality=80)
![Moccasin Lake's trail during the springtime.](/uploads/places/ac/acb8c6fa-5592-433d-a124-420e7377c468-moccasin-lake-trail-in-spring-greening-up.jpg?width=680&height=340&crop=auto&scale=both&quality=80)
![Moccasin Lake's trail during the fall.](/uploads/places/04/04471be5-9ab0-463e-a4a1-0cff3c741260-moccasin-lake-trail-in-spring.jpg?width=680&height=340&crop=auto&scale=both&quality=80)
![Main sign at Moccasin Lake Parking Lot](/uploads/places/48/48f73646-e3e8-4def-bced-45d5d5050323-moccasin-ski-main-trail-sign.jpg?width=680&height=340&crop=auto&scale=both&quality=80)
![Family leaving Michelle's Lodge at Moccasin Lake to go cross-country skiing.](/uploads/places/22/2237eb51-8f13-4ac6-8334-5561eaa6bf47-moccasin-lake-xc-ski-family-1-.jpg?width=680&height=340&crop=auto&scale=both&quality=80)
![Snowshoeing Moccasin Lake Trails](/uploads/places/be/bed19b68-354e-4a4f-99b7-fa59a8036733-moccasin-snowshoer.jpg?width=680&height=340&crop=auto&scale=both&quality=80)
![Moccasin Lake Snowshoe Trail Map at intersections](/uploads/places/09/092586e0-e174-4064-bbe9-053eca914cd9-moccasin-snowshoe-trail-intersection-map.jpg?width=680&height=340&crop=auto&scale=both&quality=80)
![Walking the Moccasin Lake Snowshoe Trails](/uploads/places/4b/4bf6b365-0e36-41bc-a159-23a17aeab20f-moccasin-walkers.jpg?width=680&height=340&crop=auto&scale=both&quality=80)
Features
- Free Admission
- Yes
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Camping
Pets Welcome/Inquire
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Natural Attractions Type
- Parks, Forests, Trails
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Cross-Country Skiing/Snowshoeing Trail Type
- Groomed
- Tracked
- Flat
- Hilly
- Open
- Wooded
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Surface Type
- Other
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Difficulty
- Easy
- Medium
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Trail Length (miles)
- 9.17
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Shelter
- Yes
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Snowshoeing
- Yes
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Ski Skating
- Yes
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Toilets
- Yes
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Trails
- Yes
Moccasin Lake Recreation Area
Moccasin Lake Recreation Area has over 9 miles of trail. The trail weaves its course through changing scenery dominated by maples, birch, pine, and hemlock. The trail oversees two river basins: the Prairie flowing west, and the Hunting flowing east. On the eastern leg, the view overlooks a vast black spruce swamp that extends all the way to and beyond Elcho. The far end offers three fun hills: the Luge, the Expressway, and the Muskellunge.
In the winter, over 5.5 miles of the trail is groomed and tracked for both traditional and skate ski styles. A separate Mocassin Lake snowshoe trail is packed. The snowshoe trail is 3.5 miles in length.
In spring/summer/fall time the trails are used for horseback riding, mountain biking, and hiking. Moccasin is set up for primitive horse camping with pull-in sites. The sites have a gravel pad, picnic table, and fire ring. There is a Michelle's Lodge located off of the parking lot, a pit toilet, and a hand pump for water.