Wolf River - Colic Slough Fishery Area
Nature preserve
205 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Caledonia
Caledonia has 361 acres of parks, 221 for every 1,000 residents
2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Caledonia, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Caledonia’s land is conserved, about 323 acres.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
323 acres · of 27.7 sq mi of land
Trails
2.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
361 ac
221 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Caledonia?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Caledonia have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Caledonia is ahead of 35% 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 Caledonia’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 (2 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land221 acres of park per 1,000 residents (361 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home0% 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 35%
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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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Wolf River Bottoms Wildlife Area
Nature preserve
72 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
323 conserved acres
2% of Caledonia’s land. Who manages Caledonia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources368 ac
State Recreation Area · 323 acState Conservation Area · 46 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rem-Wolf River-Colic Slough State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 206 | Restricted |
| Wolf River Bottoms Wildlife Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 71 | Open |
| Statewide Habitat Areas State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 46 | Restricted |
| Statewide Habitat Areas - Lm State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 46 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Old County Road W alignment0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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.
Courts & fields
2Beach volleyball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Caledonia
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) | 25 | 29 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 43 | 30 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
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 Caledonia →
Next door
Caledonia and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Dale9.8 miWinchester3.1 miHortonia2.9 miCaledonia2.4 miWeyauwega1.5 miMukwa1.2 miWolf River1.0 miFremont0.9 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caledonia | 2% | 0.1 | 221 | under 1% | C+ |
| Fremont | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Mukwa | 8% | under 0.1 | 655 | 29% | B− |
| Dale | 1% | 0.3 | 15 | 18% | C |
| Hortonia | 1% | 0.2 | 29 | 17% | C |
| Weyauwega | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Winchester | 16% | 0.1 | 1,997 | 52% | B+ |
| Wolf River | 11% | under 0.1 | 1,839 | 36% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Caledonia
How much of Caledonia 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 Caledonia’s trails?
Wolf River - Colic Slough Fishery Area and Wolf River Bottoms Wildlife Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Caledonia?
13,431 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Caledonia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 361 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Caledonia have?
Ahead of 35% 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 Caledonia 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 →