Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
Nature preserve
179 acres4.7 mi of trail
West Meadow TrailLake Terrace TrailWoodland LoopNorman C Huth Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Preschool ParkingWebsite ↗
TENNIE AND LAURA (Shipwreck) (Additional Documentation) · Public domainBOutdoors
Outdoors in Bayside
Bayside has 5.4 miles of mapped trails, 2.3 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Schlitz Audubon Nature Center (4.7 mi), Doctors Park (0.5 mi). 34 acres are parks and preserves, 7.8 per 1,000 residents. 73% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns · #210 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
36 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
5.4 mi
2.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
34 ac
7.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
73%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.4 mi
2.4 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
11
What kind of outdoors town is Bayside?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bayside have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bayside is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns, #210 of 362 in Wisconsin. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bayside’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails2.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land7.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (34 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home73% 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 64%
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Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 42%
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
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 Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, with 4.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ellsworth Park
Park
8 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
36 conserved acres
2% of Bayside’s land. Who manages Bayside’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County28 ac
Town or city8 ac
Not recorded27 ac
Local Park · 64 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors Park Local Park | County | 56 | Open |
| Ellsworth Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Bayside
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bayside
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Scenic views in Bayside
Bird Point OverlookIn Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
DirectionsMilner DeckIn Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
DirectionsPeaks in Bayside
Mount Bayside
DirectionsTrails & water
5 named trails and 11 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 3.7 mi
West Meadow Trail1.3 mi
Lake Terrace Trail0.8 mi
Woodland Loop0.5 mi
Norman C Huth Trail0.4 mi
North Ravine Trail0.3 mi
Biking & sports
2.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
11Tennis
6Basketball
3Soccer
2Baseball
1Tracks
1Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Bayside: July and September
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 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 64 | 75 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
February is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Bayside →
Next door
Bayside and its neighbors
Bayside has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayside | 2% | 2.3 | 8 | 73% | B |
| Fox Point | 2% | 0.2 | 9 | 97% | B− |
| Mequon | 8% | 0.6 | 80 | 60% | A− |
| River Hills | 6% | 0.1 | 10 | 36% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bayside
Where can I hike in Bayside?
The longest trail networks: Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, 4.7 miles; Doctors Park, 0.5 miles; Ellsworth Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bayside 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 Bayside’s trails?
Schlitz Audubon Nature Center and Doctors Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bayside?
2.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.4 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Bayside?
8,716 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bayside or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 34 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bayside have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #210 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 Bayside 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 →