Osprey Point Conservancy
Park
97 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Rauglothgor · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Bellevue
Bellevue has 348 acres of parks, 21 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Osprey Point Conservancy (1.4 mi). 86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7.4 miles of mapped trail cross Bellevue, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns · #182 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
291 acres · of 14.4 sq mi of land
Trails
7.4 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
348 ac
21 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
86%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
15 mi
5.5 mi lanes · 8.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Bellevue?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bellevue have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bellevue is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns, #182 of 362 in Wisconsin. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bellevue’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land21 acres of park per 1,000 residents (348 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home86% 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 69%
LessMore
Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 50%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A−. 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 Osprey Point Conservancy, with 1.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bedford Heights Park
Park
7 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
East River Parkway
Park
31 acres0.2 mi of trail
East River Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 12 parks & preserves
Osprey Point Conservancy97 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
Josten Park35 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsBedford Heights Park7 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
East River Parkway31 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsWillow Creek Park12 acres
DirectionsDeBroux Park11 acres
Mossakowski Family Dog Park7 acres
DirectionsVFW Memorial Park4 acres
Bower Creek Park1 acres
Bethel Park1 acres
DirectionsMoonrise Park1 acres
Bel Meadows Park1 acres
Who protects it
291 conserved acres
3% of Bellevue’s land. Who manages Bellevue’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city291 ac
Local Park · 291 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Izac Walton League Local Park | Town or city | 100 | Open |
| Shaha Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 58 | Open |
| Josten Park Local Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Vandenheuvel Park Local Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Vfw Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Debroux Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Willow Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Bethel Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Bedford Heights Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Bower Creek Conservancy Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
3 places to go in Bellevue
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bellevue
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.6 mi
East River Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
15 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
8.9 mi
off-road bike paths
0.5 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
7Tennis
2Basketball
2Soccer
2Baseball
2Pickleball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Bellevue: August 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 29 | 40 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 57 | 43 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
February is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Bellevue →
Next door
Bellevue and its neighbors
Bellevue has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Bellevue
Where can I hike in Bellevue?
The longest trail networks: Osprey Point Conservancy, 1.4 miles; Josten Park, 0.4 miles; Bedford Heights Park, 0.4 miles; East River Parkway, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bellevue 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 Bellevue’s trails?
Osprey Point Conservancy and Josten Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bellevue?
15 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.5 of painted or protected lanes, 8.9 of off-road paths and 0.5 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Bellevue?
7,376 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bellevue or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 348 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bellevue have?
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #182 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 Bellevue 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 →