Aztalan State Park
Park
235 acres3.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Aztalan · Photo: Joshua Mayer - Flickr user wackybadger · CC BY-SA 2.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Aztalan
Aztalan has 688 acres of parks, 596 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Aztalan State Park (3.3 mi), Jefferson County Dog Park (2 mi). 5.3 miles of mapped trail cross Aztalan, 0.2 per square mile of land. 66% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
448 acres · of 24.1 sq mi of land
Trails
5.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
688 ac
596 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
66%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.0 mi
6.0 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Aztalan?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Aztalan have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Aztalan is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Aztalan’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land596 acres of park per 1,000 residents (688 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home66% 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 66%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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 Aztalan State Park, with 3.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Jefferson County Dog Park
Managed by Jefferson County
113 acres2 mi of trail
Dogs allowed
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Fischer Property
Managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
180 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Rock River Park
Managed by Jefferson County
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
448 conserved acres
3% of Aztalan’s land. Who manages Aztalan’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources418 ac
County30 ac
State Park · 418 acLocal Park · 30 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glacial Drumlin State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 232 | Open |
| Aztalan State Park State Park | State natural resources | 186 | Open |
| County Park Local Park | County | 26 | Open |
| Rock River Park & Boat Launch Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Aztalan
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Dog parks in Aztalan
Area 1In Jefferson County Dog Park
DirectionsArea 2In Jefferson County Dog Park
DirectionsArea 3In Jefferson County Dog Park
DirectionsArea 4In Jefferson County Dog Park
DirectionsBoat launches in Aztalan
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Aztalan
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
6.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.0 mi
off-road bike paths
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 16 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Aztalan
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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 32 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 45 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
February is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Aztalan →
Next door
Aztalan and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Lake Mills10 miJefferson9.5 miAztalan5.3 miMilford2.5 miJefferson2.1 miLake Mills0.5 miJohnson Creek0.1 miFarmington0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aztalan | 3% | 0.2 | 596 | 66% | B+ |
| Jefferson | 3% | 0.4 | 12 | 90% | B |
| Lake Mills | 13% | 0.1 | 21 | 99%+ | A− |
| Johnson Creek | 2% | under 0.1 | 12 | 98% | B− |
| Milford | 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 1% | D |
| Farmington | 3% | under 0.1 | 42 | 20% | C |
| Lake Mills | 18% | 0.3 | 705 | 71% | A |
| Jefferson | 13% | 0.2 | 866 | 30% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Aztalan
Where can I hike in Aztalan?
The longest trail networks: Aztalan State Park, 3.3 miles; Jefferson County Dog Park, 2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Aztalan is conserved land?
3% 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 Aztalan’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Jefferson County Dog Park. For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Aztalan?
6.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Aztalan?
13,556 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Aztalan or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 688 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Aztalan have?
Ahead of 66% 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 Aztalan 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 →