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Outdoors in Spring Bay

7% of Spring Bay’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Spring Bay Park (1.9 mi). 7% of Spring Bay’s land is conserved, about 33 acres.

Conserved land
7%
33 acres · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
2.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
43 ac
82 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
2 boat launches
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

12
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is Spring Bay Park, with 1.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Spring Bay Park

Park
40 acres1.9 mi of trail
Riverview Grade School Cross Country Course
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Village Hall Park

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

33 conserved acres

7% of Spring Bay’s land. Water is left out: Spring Bay has 0.7 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Spring Bay’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city33 ac
Local Park · 33 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Fon du Lac Park District
Local Park
Town or city33Open
Things to do

4 places to go in Spring Bay

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Boat launches in Spring Bay
Spring Bay Marina Boat RampIn Spring Bay Park
Directions

Plus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 0.6 mi
Riverview Grade School Cross Country Course1.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
2Basketball
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Spring Bay: August and September

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)333851647583868479665138
Rain (in)2.01.92.53.84.64.13.93.63.43.02.62.1

February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Spring Bay →

Next door

Spring Bay and its neighbors

Spring Bay has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Spring Bay— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bay View Gardens— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Spring Bay

Where can I hike in Spring Bay?

The longest trail networks: Spring Bay Park, 1.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Spring Bay’s trails?

Spring Bay Park and Village Hall Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Spring Bay?

12,550 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Spring Bay or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 43 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Spring Bay neighbors.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →