Big Bend Village Park
Park
16 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Awkwafaba · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Big Bend
Few parks or trails are on the map in Big Bend
1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Big Bend, 0.5 per square mile of land. 49% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 16 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
3 acres · of 3.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
16 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
49%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Big Bend have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Big Bend is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Big Bend’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (16 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home49% 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 36%
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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 Big Bend Village Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
3 conserved acres
under 1% of Big Bend’s land. Who manages Big Bend’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city3 ac
Local Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bend Village Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Big Bend
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Big Bend
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Big Bend
Big Bend Village Park Boat Landing
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.3 mi
Muskego Recreation Trail0.8 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Muskego Recreation TrailBike route
1 miCourts & fields
4Baseball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Big Bend
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 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 46 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
February is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Big Bend →
Next door
Big Bend and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Big Bend
Where can I hike in Big Bend?
The longest trail networks: Big Bend Village Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Big Bend is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Big Bend’s trails?
Big Bend Village Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Big Bend?
19,116 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Big Bend or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Big Bend have?
Ahead of 36% 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 Big Bend 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 →