Arcadia Free Public Library · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0Arcadia has 76 acres of parks, 20 for every 1,000 residents
2.5 miles of mapped trail cross Arcadia, 0.8 per square mile of land. 83% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Arcadia’s land is conserved, about 79 acres.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #147 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Arcadia?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Arcadia have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Arcadia is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #147 of 362 in Wisconsin. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Arcadia Memorial Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
79 conserved acres
4% of Arcadia’s land. Who manages Arcadia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 50 | Open |
| Schank Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Arcadia Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 7 | Open |
| Schultz Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Dettloff Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Klink Deer Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Killian'S Children Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Tot Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
4 places to go in Arcadia
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
3.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
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) | 25 | 30 | 42 | 57 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 59 | 43 | 30 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 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 →
Questions about parks and trails in Arcadia
Where can I hike in Arcadia?
The longest trail networks: Arcadia Memorial Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Arcadia is conserved land?
4% 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?
Arcadia Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Arcadia?
3.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of painted or protected lanes and 3.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Arcadia?
1,538 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Arcadia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 76 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Arcadia have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #147 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 Arcadia 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 →