Mack State Wildlife Area
Nature preserve
1,843 acres1.1 mi of trail
Newton Blackmour State Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Barteau Bridge · Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Bovina
Bovina has 2,634 acres of parks, 2,360 for every 1,000 residents
15% of Bovina’s land is conserved, about 3,105 acres. The biggest trail networks: Mack State Wildlife Area (1.1 mi). 31% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
15%
3,105 acres · of 33.3 sq mi of land
Trails
6.5 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
2,634 ac
2,360 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
31%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Bovina?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bovina have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bovina is ahead of 70% 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 Bovina’s overall grade.
Conserved land15% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land2,360 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2,634 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home31% 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 70%
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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 Mack State Wildlife Area, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Outagamie State Wildlife Area
Nature preserve
451 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Shiocton Lake Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
3,105 conserved acres
15% of Bovina’s land. Who manages Bovina’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources4,198 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)393 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service68 ac
Private owners1 ac
State Recreation Area · 2,432 acState Conservation Area · 1,518 acConservation Easement · 404 acUnknown Easement · 136 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 68 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 538 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mack Wildlife Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 3,171 | Open |
| Outagamie Wildlife Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 434 | Open |
| Statewide Habitat Areas State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 172 | Restricted |
| Statewide Habitat Areas - Lm State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 172 | Open |
| Farm Service Agency Interest Of Wi National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 68 | Restricted |
| Newton Blackmour State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 60 | Open |
| Gift Lands Unknown | State natural resources | 40 | Open |
| Statewide Public Access - Lm State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 5.1 miHorses · 5.1 miUnpaved · 5.1 mi
Newton Blackmour State Trail5.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Barteau BridgeStructure · listed 2002
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Bovina
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 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 43 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 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). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Bovina →
Next door
Bovina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bovina | 15% | 0.2 | 2,360 | 31% | B+ |
| Liberty | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Maine | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Black Creek | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Ellington | 3% | under 0.1 | 206 | 11% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bovina
Where can I hike in Bovina?
The longest trail networks: Mack State Wildlife Area, 1.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bovina is conserved land?
15% 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 Bovina’s trails?
Mack State Wildlife Area and Outagamie State Wildlife Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bovina?
18,455 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bovina or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,674 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bovina have?
Ahead of 70% 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 Bovina 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 →