Few parks or trails are on the map in Apple River
112 acres are parks and preserves, 93 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Apple River. 13% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Apple River?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Apple River have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Apple River is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Water is 6% of Apple River’s area (2 of 36 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
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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166 conserved acres
1% of Apple River’s land. Water is left out: Apple River has 33.8 square miles of land and 2.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Apple River’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple River Timber Demo Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 55 | Restricted |
| Statewide Spring Ponds State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 47 | Open |
| Omer Springs Fishery Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 47 | Open |
| Scattered Forest Lands State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 40 | Open |
| Scattered Forest Land - Nw State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 40 | Open |
| Apple River County Park Local Park | County | 19 | Open |
| State Owned Islands State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 3 | Open |
| State Owned Islands - Nw State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 3 | Open |
| Rice Beds Creek Wildlife Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
4 places to go in Apple River
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
13 lakes & rivers
The walking year in Apple River
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 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 27 | 40 | 55 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 70 | 56 | 40 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Apple River →
Apple River and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple River | 1% | under 0.1 | 93 | 13% | C |
| Balsam Lake | under 1% | 0.1 | 5 | 22% | D |
| Georgetown | under 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 2% | D |
| Beaver | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lincoln | 1% | 0.2 | 71 | 38% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Apple River
How much of Apple River is conserved land?
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.
Is there public land near Apple River?
13,601 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Apple River or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 112 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Apple River have?
Ahead of 27% 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 Apple River 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 →