Idle Hour provides many ways to have fun and relax. Although fishing, water sports and snowmobiling are the resort's principal attractions, ATV riders, hiking enthusiasts, cross county skiers, mountain bikers and nature lovers will find many nearby picturesque trails and paths that feature frequent sights of wildlife. Deer and eagles are commonly sighted in the heart of the Chequamegon National Forest which includes over one million acres of publicly accessible land.