Beaver Creek State Public Hunting Grounds
Nature preserve
1,026 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Beaver
Beaver has 1,105 acres of parks, 1,226 for every 1,000 residents
16% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 24 miles of mapped trail cross Beaver, 0.4 per square mile of land. 3% of Beaver’s land is conserved, about 1,162 acres.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
1,162 acres · of 68.5 sq mi of land
Trails
24 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,105 ac
1,226 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
16%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
20
1 beach · 1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Beaver?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Beaver have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Beaver is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. 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 Beaver’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (24 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land1,226 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,105 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home16% 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 56%
LessMore
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Oconto County Forest
Nature preserve
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,162 conserved acres
3% of Beaver’s land. Who manages Beaver’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources1,160 ac
Private owners47 ac
County4 ac
State Recreation Area · 1,113 acState Other or Unknown · 41 acPrivate Conservation · 38 acRecreation or Education Easement · 15 acLocal Conservation Area · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Branch Beaver Creek Fishery Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 1,148 | Open |
| Statewide Habitat Areas Private Conservation | Private owners | 38 | Closed |
| County P Peshtigo River State Public Access State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 5 | Restricted |
| Oconto County Forest Local Conservation Area | County | 4 | Open |
| Statewide Public Access State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
| Gilas Lake State Public Access State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Beaver
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Beaver
Left Foot Lake Beach
DirectionsBoat launches in Beaver
Left Foot Lake Boat Launch
DirectionsTrails & water
20 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Beaver: May and August
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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 30 | 41 | 54 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 57 | 42 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Beaver →
Next door
Beaver and its neighbors
Beaver 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver | 3% | 0.4 | 1,226 | 16% | B |
| Lake | 9% | 0.3 | 2,933 | 29% | B+ |
| Brazeau | 29% | 0.3 | 10,503 | 30% | A− |
| Stephenson | 18% | 0.8 | 5,512 | 22% | A− |
| Pound | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 2% | D |
| Grover | 5% | 0.1 | 1,524 | 3% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Beaver
How much of Beaver 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 Beaver’s trails?
Beaver Creek State Public Hunting Grounds and Oconto County Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Beaver?
85,429 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Beaver or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,105 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Beaver have?
Ahead of 56% 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 Beaver neighbors.
Share a tip
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 →