Hobbs Woods County Park
Managed by Fond du Lac County
60 acres2.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Byron
Byron has 95 acres of parks, 54 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Hobbs Woods County Park (2.2 mi), Oakfield Railroad Prairie State Natural Area (1.4 mi). 8% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.6 miles of mapped trail cross Byron, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
34 acres · of 36.4 sq mi of land
Trails
3.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
95 ac
54 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
8%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Byron have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Byron is ahead of 25% 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 Byron’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land54 acres of park per 1,000 residents (95 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home8% 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 25%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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 Hobbs Woods County Park, with 2.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Oakfield Railroad Prairie State Natural Area
Nature preserve
38 acres1.4 mi of trail
Wild Goose State Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
34 conserved acres
under 1% of Byron’s land. Who manages Byron’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources34 ac
State Park · 34 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Goose State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 34 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Byron
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Picnic areas in Byron
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Byron
Breezy Hill Campground
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.4 miUnpaved · 2.7 mi
Wild Goose State Trail1.4 mi
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Byron
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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 30 | 42 | 55 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 43 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
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 Byron →
Next door
Byron 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron | under 1% | 0.1 | 54 | 8% | C |
| Oakfield | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Eden | under 1% | 0.1 | 52 | 8% | C |
| Fond du Lac | 1% | 0.3 | 24 | 50% | C+ |
| Lomira | 2% | under 0.1 | 289 | 10% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Byron
Where can I hike in Byron?
The longest trail networks: Hobbs Woods County Park, 2.2 miles; Oakfield Railroad Prairie State Natural Area, 1.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Byron is conserved land?
under 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 Byron’s trails?
Hobbs Woods County Park and Oakfield Railroad Prairie State Natural Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Byron?
15,523 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Byron or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 95 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Byron have?
Ahead of 25% 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 Byron 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 →