Aurora Alley Park
Managed by https://www.facebook.com/groups/272555180579888
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Algoma
Algoma has 20 acres of parks, 3.0 for every 1,000 residents
0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Algoma, 0.1 per square mile of land. 60% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns · #352 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
2 acres · of 7.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
20 ac
3.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
60%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.9 mi
1.7 mi lanes · 0.1 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Algoma have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Algoma is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns, #352 of 362 in Wisconsin. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Algoma’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land3.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (20 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home60% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 14%
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Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 3%
Water is 23% of Algoma’s area (2 of 10 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Algoma. 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
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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
2 conserved acres
under 1% of Algoma’s land. Water is left out: Algoma has 7.5 square miles of land and 2.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Algoma’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city2 ac
Local Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Algoma
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Algoma
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Algoma
3 boat launches without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
1.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Basketball
2Soccer
1Baseball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Algoma
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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 30 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 43 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Algoma →
Next door
Algoma and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Algoma
How much of Algoma is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Algoma’s trails?
Aurora Alley Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Algoma?
1.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.7 of painted or protected lanes and 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Algoma?
3,772 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Algoma or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Algoma have?
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #352 of 362 in Wisconsin. 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 Algoma 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 →