Lake Park
Park
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: 1014cd · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Black Creek
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Black Creek
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Black Creek, 1.3 per square mile of land. 40 acres are parks and preserves, 32 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
13 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
40 ac
32 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Black Creek?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Black Creek have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Black Creek is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Black Creek’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land32 acres of park per 1,000 residents (40 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 87%
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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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
North Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
13 conserved acres
2% of Black Creek’s land. Who manages Black Creek’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources13 ac
State Park · 13 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Blackmour State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 13 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Black Creek
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Black Creek
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Black Creek
1 playground without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.1 miHorses · 1.1 miUnpaved · 1.1 mi
Newton Blackmour State Trail1.1 mi
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.
Newton Blackmour State TrailBike route
1.1 miCourts & fields
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
George Peters HouseBuilding · listed 1987
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Black Creek
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) | 25 | 29 | 41 | 54 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 43 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Black Creek →
Questions about parks and trails in Black Creek
How much of Black Creek 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 Black Creek’s trails?
Lake Park and Sebald Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Black Creek?
8,914 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Black Creek or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 40 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Black Creek have?
Ahead of 87% 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 Black Creek 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 →