Coenen Park
Park
9 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Buchanan
Buchanan has 44 acres of parks, 6.6 for every 1,000 residents
86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Buchanan, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Buchanan’s land is conserved, about 153 acres.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns · #320 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
153 acres · of 14.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
44 ac
6.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
86%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.1 mi
4.0 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Buchanan?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Buchanan have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Buchanan is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns, #320 of 362 in Wisconsin. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Buchanan’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land6.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (44 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home86% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 35%
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Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 12%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. 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 Coenen Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Memorial Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Hickory Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Coenen Park9 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Memorial Park8 acres
Hickory Park5 acres
Town Hall Park3 acres
DirectionsSpringfield Park2 acres
1000 Islands Environmental Center1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
153 conserved acres
2% of Buchanan’s land. Who manages Buchanan’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners133 ac
Town or city18 ac
County1 ac
Private Park · 126 acLocal Park · 21 acLocal Recreation Area · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 126 | Open |
| Buchanan Park Local Park | Private owners | 10 | Open |
| Hickory Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Ce Trail Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Combined Locks Recreation Department And Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Springfield Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Trail Local Recreation Area | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Buchanan
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Buchanan
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Tennis
3Basketball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Buchanan
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 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 30 | 41 | 54 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 44 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
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 Buchanan →
Next door
Buchanan and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Harrison17 miAppleton12 miHolland5.8 miKaukauna5.2 miCombined Locks1.1 miKimberly0.9 miBuchanan0.8 miKaukauna0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan | 2% | 0.1 | 7 | 86% | C |
| Combined Locks | 9% | 0.6 | 38 | 99%+ | A |
| Kaukauna | 3% | 0.6 | 14 | 95% | B+ |
| Kimberly | 6% | 0.4 | 16 | 99%+ | A− |
| Kaukauna | under 1% | under 0.1 | 19 | 37% | C− |
| Harrison | 5% | 0.5 | 70 | 62% | B+ |
| Appleton | 5% | 0.5 | 12 | 92% | B+ |
| Holland | 3% | 0.2 | 392 | 41% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Buchanan
Where can I hike in Buchanan?
The longest trail networks: Coenen Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Buchanan 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 Buchanan’s trails?
Coenen Park and Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Buchanan?
4.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Buchanan?
11,362 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Buchanan or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 44 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Buchanan have?
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #320 of 362 in Wisconsin. 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 Buchanan 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 →