Zion Congregational Church · Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Alto
0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Alto. 6% of Alto’s land is conserved, about 1,358 acres.
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Alto have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Alto is ahead of 11% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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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1,358 conserved acres
6% of Alto’s land. Who manages Alto’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 390 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glacial Habitat Restoration State Conservation Area | Private owners | 942 | Restricted |
| Glacial Habitat Restoration - Lm State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 774 | Open |
| Scattered Wildlife Private Conservation | Private owners | 26 | Restricted |
| Glacial Habitat Restoration - Sd State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 2 | Open |
1 places to go in Alto
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
September is the best month for walking in Alto
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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 30 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 43 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Alto →
Alto and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Alto
How much of Alto is conserved land?
6% 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.
Is there public land near Alto?
3,065 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Alto or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Alto have?
Ahead of 11% 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 Alto 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 →