Non-DNR landsĮntrance fees: For non-DNR-owned SNAs, we are unaware of any vehicle or admission fees. A GPS unit or compass and detailed topographic map are useful tools for exploring larger SNAs. Hiking trails may be nonexistent or consist of undeveloped footpaths. Parking lots and lanes are not plowed during winter. Some SNAs have vehicle access lanes or parking lots, but their accessibility may vary depending on weather conditions. The good majority of SNAs are isolated and have few or no facilities. A compass and topographic map or a GPS unit are useful tools for exploring larger, isolated SNAs. If a developed trail is present, it will normally be noted on the SNA map and/or under the "Access" tab. Trails, if present, are typically undesignated footpaths.
Parking lots or designated parking areas are noted on individual SNA pages and maps. Generally, there are no picnic areas, restrooms, or other developments. Very few State Natural Areas have public facilities, but nearly all are open for a variety of recreational activities as indicated below. Minito Lake is owned by Langlade County and was designated a State Natural Area in 1995. Both inlet and outlet streams are a part of the Prairie River.
The meadow then grades into a mixed upland forest located on the surrounding basin slope. On the lake's northeast edge is a tamarack swamp and the immediate shoreline is covered with a well-developed zone of leather-leaf and steeplebush sedge meadow with associated broad-leaved cat-tails. On recently exposed shoreline are such species as blue-joint grass, pond sedge, elliptic spike-rush, oval spike-rush, river horsetail, wild iris, tussock sedge, and beaked sedge. The lake also contains an abundance of freshwater sponges, a good indication of high water quality. The 14-acre lake contains a variety of aquatic vegetation including bur-reed, American eelgrass, common bladderwort, wild calla, water smartweed, broad-leaved arrowhead, bulrush, white water-lily, and rattlesnake manna grass. There is no development along the lakeshore. Minito Lake is a soft water drainage lake bordered by boggy sedge meadow, conifer swamp, alders, and second-growth northern hardwoods. Within Langlade County Forest, Langlade County.
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