Few parks or trails are on the map in Lake Winnebago
1% of Lake Winnebago’s land is conserved, about 17 acres. 17 acres are parks and preserves, 9.7 per 1,000 residents. 60% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Lake Winnebago have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lake Winnebago is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Lake Winnebago’s 1% is ahead of 31% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 6% of them.
Water is 15% of Lake Winnebago’s area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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17 conserved acres
1% of Lake Winnebago’s land. Water is left out: Lake Winnebago has 2.3 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lake Winnebago’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Winnebago Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
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The walking year in Lake Winnebago
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 75 | 84 | 88 | 87 | 79 | 68 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
January is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lake Winnebago →
Lake Winnebago and its neighbors
Lake Winnebago has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Winnebago | 1% | under 0.1 | 10 | 60% | C− |
| Lee's Summit | 11% | 0.6 | 31 | 79% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lake Winnebago
How much of Lake Winnebago is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Missouri town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Lake Winnebago?
11,522 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lake Winnebago or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lake Winnebago have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lake Winnebago neighbors.
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 →