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Outdoors in Burns

Few parks or trails are on the map in Burns

10 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Burns. 5% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
73 acres · of 48.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi paths
Highest peak
1,358 ft
Wanless Hill
Lakes & rivers
2
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

73 conserved acres

under 1% of Burns’ land. Who manages Burns’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources40 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)32 ac
Private owners30 ac
Conservation Easement · 32 acRecreation or Education Easement · 31 acState Recreation Area · 30 acState Park · 10 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 33 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
La Crosse Area Comprehensive Fishery Area
State Recreation Area
Private owners30Open
La Crosse River State Trail
State Park
State natural resources10Open
Things to do

3 places to go in Burns

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Burns
Wanless Hill1,358 ft elevation
Directions
Pettinger Hill1,119 ft elevation
Directions
Moss Hill1,020 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.8 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out

The walking year in Burns

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)9.210.411.813.414.715.515.214.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)242942566878817972584229
Rain (in)1.21.11.83.74.75.24.34.33.82.81.91.4

February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Burns →

Next door

Burns and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Burns— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bangor1%0.11899%+B
Rockland— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Spartaunder 1%0.14628%C
Farmingtonunder 1%0.17616%C
Bangor— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Little Falls5%0.11,22240%B
Hamilton2%0.117241%B−

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Burns

Where can I bike in Burns?

0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Burns?

13,347 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Burns or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Burns 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 →