Shortner Park
Park
34 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Abbotsford
Abbotsford has 70 acres of parks, 34 for every 1,000 residents
94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Abbotsford’s land is conserved, about 58 acres.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
58 acres · of 3.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
70 ac
34 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
94%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Abbotsford?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Abbotsford have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Abbotsford is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Abbotsford’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land34 acres of park per 1,000 residents (70 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home94% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 52%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A−. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
HK Christensen Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
58 conserved acres
3% of Abbotsford’s land. Who manages Abbotsford’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city58 ac
Local Park · 44 acLocal Recreation Area · 13 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shortner Park Local Park | Town or city | 43 | Open |
| Jay Nikolay Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Red Arrow Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Hk Christensen Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Abbotsford
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Abbotsford
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
3Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Abbotsford
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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 21 | 27 | 39 | 53 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 55 | 39 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
January is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Abbotsford →
Next door
Abbotsford and its neighbors
Abbotsford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsford | 3% | under 0.1 | 34 | 94% | B− |
| Hull | — 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 Abbotsford
How much of Abbotsford is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Wisconsin town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Abbotsford’s trails?
Shortner Park and Jack Nikolay Field don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Abbotsford?
1,020 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Abbotsford or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 70 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Abbotsford have?
Ahead of 52% 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 Abbotsford 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 →