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Bowler Wisconsin DowntownPhoto: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Bowler

98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Bowler

2% of Bowler’s land is conserved, about 13 acres. 14 acres are parks and preserves, 44 per 1,000 residents. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Bowler, 1.0 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
2%
13 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
14 ac
44 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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
Who protects it

13 conserved acres

2% of Bowler’s land. Who manages Bowler’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 byAcresPublic access
Mountain-Bay State Trail
State Park
State natural resources13Open
Trails & water

1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.0 miHorses · 1.0 miUnpaved · 1.0 mi
Mountain-Bay State Trail1.0 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
North Branch Embarrass River
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.

Mountain-Bay State TrailBike route
1 mi
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The walking year in Bowler

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.110.411.813.414.815.615.314.012.510.99.58.8
High (°F)232940546776817870574129
Rain (in)1.21.01.83.13.64.53.83.63.53.01.91.5

February is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Bowler →

Next door

Bowler and its neighbors

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Bartelme20 miAlmon14 miSeneca8.5 miMorris7.0 miBowler1.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Bowler— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Almon— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Seneca— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Morris— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bartelme— 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 Bowler

Is there public land near Bowler?

644 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bowler or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bowler neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →