Photo: Royalbroil - · CC BY-SA 3.0Caledonia has 963 acres of parks, 38 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Cliffside Park (2.8 mi). 22 miles of mapped trail cross Caledonia, 0.5 per square mile of land. 73% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns · #172 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
How much outdoors does Caledonia have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Caledonia is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns, #172 of 362 in Wisconsin. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, conserved land lowest.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Cliffside Park, with 2.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Nicholson Wildlife Refuge
Franksville, Caledonia/Mount Pleasant Kids Connection Park
All 13 parks & preserves
1,140 conserved acres
4% of Caledonia’s land. Who manages Caledonia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 275 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliffside Park Local Park | County | 210 | Open |
| Nicholson Wildlife Refuge Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 145 | Open |
| Racine County Land Local Other or Unknown | County | 116 | Open |
| Charles A Armstrong Park Local Recreation Area | Private owners | 113 | Open |
| River Besd Nature Center Local Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 71 | Open |
| Forested County Land Local Other or Unknown | County | 56 | Open |
| Franksville Park (Caledonia-Mt Pleasant Memorial Park) Local Recreation Area | Private owners | 51 | Open |
| Wooland Park Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 37 | Open |
| Gorney Park Local Park | Town or city | 32 | Open |
| Crawford Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
35 places to go in Caledonia
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
30 playgrounds without a name on the map.
3 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
4.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Caledonia: July and September
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 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 43 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
February is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Caledonia →
Caledonia and its neighbors
Caledonia has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caledonia | 4% | 0.5 | 38 | 73% | B+ |
| Racine | 6% | 1.2 | 10 | 99%+ | A− |
| Oak Creek | 11% | 0.6 | 78 | 98% | A |
| Mount Pleasant | 1% | 0.4 | 31 | 81% | B |
| Raymond | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 4% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Caledonia
Where can I hike in Caledonia?
The longest trail networks: Cliffside Park, 2.8 miles; Gorney Park, 0.3 miles; Nicholson Wildlife Refuge, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Caledonia is conserved land?
4% 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?
Cliffside Park and Gorney Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Caledonia?
4.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.3 of painted or protected lanes, 0.1 of off-road paths and 2.4 of shoulders and shared lanes. Named routes: Racine MRK Trail and WE Energies Trail.
Is there public land near Caledonia?
15,027 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Caledonia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 963 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Caledonia have?
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #172 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 Caledonia neighbors.
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 →