Indian Lake County Park
Nature preserve
483 acres10.6 mi of trail
Dogs on leash
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Berry
Berry has 274 acres of parks, 245 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Indian Lake County Park (10.6 mi), Festge County Park (4.2 mi), Halfway Prairie County Wildlife Area (2.7 mi). 26 miles of mapped trail cross Berry, 0.7 per square mile of land. 25% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
927 acres · of 35.6 sq mi of land
Trails
26 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
274 ac
245 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
25%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Berry?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Berry have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Berry is ahead of 68% 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 Berry’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (26 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land245 acres of park per 1,000 residents (274 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home25% 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 68%
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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 Indian Lake County Park, with 10.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Festge County Park
Nature preserve
155 acres4.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Halfway Prairie County Wildlife Area
Nature preserve
130 acres2.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Swamplovers Nature Preserve
Managed by Swamplovers Foundation
436 acres2.4 mi of trail
Ice Age TrailWhite Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Liebetrau Prairie
Managed by Dane County Parks
74 acres1.3 mi of trail
Ice Age TrailBlue Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Holmes Preserve
Managed by Ice Age Trail Alliance
73 acres1.3 mi of trail
Ice Age TrailWhite Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Table Bluff IAT Parking
S.B. Andersen Memorial Preserve
Managed by Ice Age Trail Alliance
52 acres0.8 mi of trail
Ice Age Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Salmo Pond County Park
Managed by Dane County Parks
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 10 parks & preserves
Indian Lake County Park483 acres · 10.6 mi of trail
DirectionsFestge County Park155 acres · 4.2 mi of trail
DirectionsHalfway Prairie County Wildlife Area130 acres · 2.7 mi of trail
DirectionsSwamplovers Nature Preserve436 acres · 2.4 mi of trail · Swamplovers Foundation
DirectionsLiebetrau Prairie74 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · Dane County Parks
DirectionsHolmes Preserve73 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · Ice Age Trail Alliance
DirectionsS.B. Andersen Memorial Preserve52 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Ice Age Trail Alliance
Salmo Pond County Park5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Dane County Parks
Black Earth Creek Fishery Area71 acres
DirectionsKahl Halfway Prairie Park11 acres
Who protects it
927 conserved acres
4% of Berry’s land. Who manages Berry’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County724 ac
State natural resources149 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits81 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)76 ac
Conservation Easement · 534 acLocal Recreation Area · 180 acAgricultural Easement · 154 acState Recreation Area · 68 acRecreation or Education Easement · 61 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 645 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 19 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Age Trail Local Recreation Area | County | 180 | Open |
| Black Earth Creek Fishery Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 68 | Open |
| Festge Park - Festge Estate Local Park | County | 30 | Open |
| Indian Lake - Letzing Local Conservation Area | County | 3 | Open |
Things to do
13 places to go in Berry
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Berry
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Dog parks in Berry
Indian Lake Dog Exercise AreaIn Indian Lake County Park
DirectionsBoat launches in Berry
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Berry
Carriage Road ViewIn Festge County Park
DirectionsCreek OverlookIn Festge County Park
DirectionsLower OverlookIn Festge County Park
DirectionsPlus 2 scenic views without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Berry
4 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Berry
Andersen Preserve DCAIn S.B. Andersen Memorial Preserve
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 15.6 mi
Ice Age Trail4.7 mi
White Trail0.7 mi
Blue Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Berry
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 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 32 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 45 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
January is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Berry →
Next door
Berry and its neighbors
Berry has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Mazomanie26 miBerry26 miCross Plains17 miSpringfield8.8 miRoxbury7.4 miDane5.2 miBlack Earth3.5 miCross Plains2.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berry | 4% | 0.7 | 245 | 25% | B+ |
| Cross Plains | 7% | 1.4 | 13 | 99%+ | A |
| Springfield | 6% | 0.2 | 297 | 32% | B |
| Cross Plains | 7% | 0.5 | 542 | 31% | B+ |
| Roxbury | 6% | 0.2 | 343 | 21% | B |
| Black Earth | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Mazomanie | 7% | 0.9 | 1,401 | 26% | A− |
| Dane | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Berry
Where can I hike in Berry?
The longest trail networks: Indian Lake County Park, 10.6 miles; Festge County Park, 4.2 miles; Halfway Prairie County Wildlife Area, 2.7 miles; Swamplovers Nature Preserve, 2.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Berry is conserved land?
4% 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 Berry’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Indian Lake County Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Berry?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Berry?
15,027 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Berry or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 276 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Berry have?
Ahead of 68% 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 Berry 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 →