Few parks or trails are on the map in Black Wolf
11% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Black Wolf, 0.1 per square mile of land. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 5.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Black Wolf have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Black Wolf is ahead of 11% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
Water is more than half of Black Wolf’s area (26 of 42 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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3 conserved acres
under 1% of Black Wolf’s land. Water is left out: Black Wolf has 15.5 square miles of land and 26.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Black Wolf’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nagy Park Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
4 places to go in Black Wolf
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Plus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
September is the best month for walking in Black Wolf
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 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 30 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 44 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Black Wolf →
Black Wolf and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Wolf | under 1% | 0.1 | 5 | 11% | D |
| Oshkosh | 6% | 0.4 | 17 | 89% | B+ |
| Nekimi | under 1% | 0.1 | 187 | 2% | C |
| Calumet | under 1% | under 0.1 | 95 | 7% | C− |
| Oshkosh | 1% | 0.6 | 25 | 34% | C+ |
| Brothertown | under 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 14% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Black Wolf
How much of Black Wolf 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 Black Wolf’s trails?
Lions Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Black Wolf?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Black Wolf?
9,370 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Black Wolf or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Black Wolf have?
Ahead of 11% 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 Wolf neighbors.
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 →