Tamarack Creek Wildlife Area
Nature preserve
272 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Arcadia
Arcadia has 337 acres of parks, 203 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Tamarack Creek Wildlife Area (1.5 mi). 3% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 9.5 miles of mapped trail cross Arcadia, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
343 acres · of 115.9 sq mi of land
Trails
9.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
337 ac
203 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
3%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
Highest peak
1,220 ft
Weaver Hill
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Arcadia?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Arcadia have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Arcadia is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Arcadia’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land203 acres of park per 1,000 residents (337 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home3% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 29%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to B−. 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
The longest trail network is Tamarack Creek Wildlife Area, with 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pietrik County Park
Managed by Trempealeau County
49 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
343 conserved acres
under 1% of Arcadia’s land. Who manages Arcadia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources278 ac
Private owners65 ac
County1 ac
State Recreation Area · 278 acPrivate Park · 65 acState Conservation Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamarack Creek Wildlife Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 278 | Open |
| Arcadia Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 65 | Open |
| Natural Area State Conservation Area | County | 1 | Restricted |
| Trempealeau River Meadows State Natural Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 1 | Restricted |
Things to do
3 places to go in Arcadia
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Scenic views in Arcadia
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Arcadia
Weaver Hill1,220 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Arcadia
Pietrek Park CampgroundsFee · In Pietrik County Park
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out
The walking year in Arcadia
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 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 24 | 29 | 42 | 57 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 43 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Arcadia →
Next door
Arcadia and its neighbors
Arcadia has the second most mapped trails of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia | under 1% | 0.1 | 203 | 3% | C |
| Independence | under 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 89% | C− |
| Dodge | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Preston | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Trempealeau | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Gale | under 1% | 0.1 | 13 | 6% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Arcadia
Where can I hike in Arcadia?
The longest trail networks: Tamarack Creek Wildlife Area, 1.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Arcadia 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 Arcadia’s trails?
Tamarack Creek Wildlife Area and Pietrik County Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Arcadia?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Arcadia?
10,351 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Arcadia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 337 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Arcadia have?
Ahead of 29% 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 Arcadia 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 →