Jordan Family Park
Park
58 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Barton
Barton has 250 acres of parks, 90 for every 1,000 residents
41% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Barton’s land is conserved, about 206 acres. 5.0 miles of mapped trail cross Barton, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns · #270 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
206 acres · of 19.0 sq mi of land
Trails
5.0 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
250 ac
90 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
41%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
5
What kind of outdoors town is Barton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Barton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Barton is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns, #270 of 362 in Wisconsin. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Barton’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land90 acres of park per 1,000 residents (250 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home41% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 51%
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Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 25%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Faith Haven
Park
58 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Glacial Blue Hills Recreation Area
Park
51 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Lac Lawrann Conservancy
Nature preserve
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 5 parks & preserves
Jordan Family Park58 acres
Faith Haven58 acres
Glacial Blue Hills Recreation Area51 acres
Lac Lawrann Conservancy28 acres
Royal Oaks Park2 acres
Who protects it
206 conserved acres
2% of Barton’s land. Who manages Barton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources146 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits57 ac
Town or city37 ac
Unknown Easement · 72 acState Park · 35 acState Recreation Area · 33 acConservation Easement · 30 acLocal Conservation Area · 28 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 107 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenbahn State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 35 | Open |
| Lac Lawrann Conservancy Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Statewide Habitat Areas State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 14 | Restricted |
| Statewide Habitat Areas - Se State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 14 | Open |
| Ice Age Trail State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 13 | Open |
| Glacial Blue Hills Recreation Area Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Ice Age Trail 56 State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 6 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Barton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Barton
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 3.0 miUnpaved · 3.8 mi
Eisenbahn State Trail3.0 mi
Ice Age Trail0.8 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Barton
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 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 30 | 42 | 55 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 44 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
February is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Barton →
Next door
Barton and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Barton
How much of Barton is conserved land?
2% 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 Barton’s trails?
Jordan Family Park and Faith Haven don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Barton?
26,880 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Barton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 250 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Barton have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #270 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 Barton 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 →