Welcome
To The Hayward Area!!

The Hayward Area Chamber of Commerce would like to invite you to take a walk at a slower pace and enjoy our wonderful Hayward Lakes region of Northern Wisconsin. Come to the Hayward, Wisconsin Area where you'll find a community rich in history, culture, recreation and commerce. After all, thousands of vacationers and second home owners return every year because they just can’t get enough of the area’s Northwood charm..

With crystal clear lakes for water sports and fishing, and miles of trails for riding snowmobiles, ATVs, cross-country skiing, hiking, and off-road/on-road bicycling, this area is buzzing with activity year-round. The Hayward, Wisconsin Area also has a unique selection of golf courses that will make a memory for any skill level golfer!

From the 858,400 acre Chequamegon National Forest and historic Hayward Lakes Area fishing waters, to North America’s largest Honor the Earth Pow Wow, to our annual Musky Festival, to the Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival to the world renown American Birkebeiner cross-country ski race, to Al Capone’s Northwood’s Retreat and Museum of the 1920’s, and of course our annual Lumberjack World Championships, the Hayward Area has something for everyone.

If it’s shopping you’re after, the Hayward Area’s thriving, unique retail community is here to serve you. From one-of-a-kind shops that offer specialty goods, such as 2nd Street Market, Art Beat of Hayward, Hidden Bay Graphics, Tremblay’s Sweet Shop, Outdoor Ventures, Legends of the Celts, Hi Ho Silver, Anthony Jewelers, Northwoods Craft & Variety, Riverside Antiques & Quilt Loft, North Star Landscaping, Winter Greenhouse, The Shops of the Pavilion, New Moon Bike & Ski, Lumberjack Village, Hayward Bait & Tackle, Hookstone Winery, Tremblay’s Sweet Shop and Lynne Marie’s Candies to Hayward’s large multi-plex stores Northern Lakes Cooperative and Marketplace Foods to larger retail chains like Walmart Super Center, GLIK’S, Pamida and Slumberland Furniture, you don’t want to miss this shopping adventure!!!

And for you fish lovers, don’t forget to try the area’s famously superb ‘Friday Night Fish Fry’ served weekly at area restaurants. Also, located at junction 27 and B, you’ll find the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum. This jaw dropping 143-foot-long, 41-foot-tall musky is full of fishing history and memorabilia.

There’s no time like the present to explore one of Wisconsin’s most popular vacation and relocation destinations.