Timms Hill Observation Tower

This route starts and ends at the parking area at Timms Hill County Park, off County Road RR, covering 0.5 miles round trip with about 140 vertical feet of gain. From the lot, follow the signed path south into second-growth maple and hemlock forest. The trail climbs steadily on a well-graded surface for 0.25 miles to a small clearing at the summit of Timms Hill (1,951.5'). Two observation towers stand here: a 65-foot steel tower reached by an exposed, attached ladder, and a 45-foot wooden tower with a stairway. Climbing either tower is optional — dogs are permitted on the trail but not on the towers themselves — and both offer views reported to reach 30 miles across the surrounding Northwoods, with Rib Mountain visible on the horizon to the southeast on clear days. Return by retracing the same path to the parking area.