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Outdoors in Vilas

Few parks or trails are on the map in Vilas

41% of Vilas’ land is conserved, about 776 acres.

Conserved land
41%
776 acres · of 3.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

776 conserved acres

41% of Vilas’ land. Who manages Vilas’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,415 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,415 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 776 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

When to get out

The walking year in Vilas

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)9.210.411.813.414.715.515.214.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)253143576979848174604329
Rain (in)0.50.71.22.63.63.93.33.12.92.20.90.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Vilas →

Next door

Vilas and its neighbors

Vilas has the second 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
Vilas— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Howard Township— 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 Vilas

Is there public land near Vilas?

577 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Vilas or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Vilas neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →