Onalaska City Park & Garland Pavilion
Managed by City of Onalaska
11 acres
Dogs on leash
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Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Onalaska
Few parks or trails are on the map in Onalaska
20% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 31 acres are parks and preserves, 9.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns · #559 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
28 acres · of 5.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
31 ac
9.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
20%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Onalaska have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Onalaska is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns, #559 of 642 in Texas. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Onalaska’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical TX town 2% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · TX 0.2 · U.S. 0.4DPark land9.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (31 acres) · TX 9 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home20% of residents within a half mile of a park · TX 69% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 14%
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Texas towns of 2,500+ (642)Ahead of 13%
Few Texas towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Onalaska’s 1% is ahead of 31% of Texas towns, while its trails per square mile lead 7% of them.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Onalaska. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
28 conserved acres
1% of Onalaska’s land. Who manages Onalaska’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city36 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits19 ac
Recreation or Education Easement · 19 acLocal Recreation Area · 19 acLocal Park · 9 acConservation Easement · 9 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onalaska Youth Sports Association Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Onalaska
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Onalaska
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Onalaska
Mary Ellen Yost Memorial Dog ParkIn Onalaska City Park & Garland Pavilion
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
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
5Baseball
1Basketball
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Onalaska: April and May
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) | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.2 |
| High (°F) | 61 | 65 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 91 | 94 | 95 | 89 | 81 | 70 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
July is the driest month (3.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 5.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Onalaska →
Questions about parks and trails in Onalaska
How much of Onalaska is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Texas town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Onalaska’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Onalaska City Park & Garland Pavilion (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Onalaska?
863 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Onalaska or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Onalaska have?
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #559 of 642 in Texas. 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 Onalaska 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 →