Carver Roehl Park
Nature preserve
52 acres1.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Wyman-Rye Farmstead · Photo: Sa magnuson33 · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Bradford
Bradford has 325 acres of parks, 363 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Carver Roehl Park (1.7 mi). 7% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.0 miles of mapped trail cross Bradford, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
325 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
4.0 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
325 ac
363 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
7%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Bradford?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bradford have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bradford is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bradford’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land363 acres of park per 1,000 residents (325 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home7% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 38%
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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 Carver Roehl Park, with 1.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
325 conserved acres
1% of Bradford’s land. Who manages Bradford’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources325 ac
State Recreation Area · 325 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turtle Creek Wildlife Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 325 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Bradford
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bradford
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Pelishek-Tiffany Nature Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Bradford
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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 33 | 45 | 58 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 46 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
January is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Bradford →
Next door
Bradford and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford | 1% | 0.1 | 363 | 7% | C+ |
| La Prairie | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Clinton | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Darien | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Johnstown | — 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 Bradford
Where can I hike in Bradford?
The longest trail networks: Carver Roehl Park, 1.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bradford is conserved land?
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 Bradford’s trails?
Carver Roehl Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bradford?
7,053 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bradford or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 325 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bradford have?
Ahead of 38% 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 Bradford 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 →