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Outdoors in Caswell

Few parks or trails are on the map in Caswell

23% of Caswell’s land is conserved, about 6,582 acres. 49 acres are parks and preserves, 550 per 1,000 residents. 85 miles of mapped trail cross Caswell, 1.9 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
23%
6,582 acres · of 44.9 sq mi of land
Trails
85 mi
1.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
49 ac
550 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
10%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
5
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
Who protects it

6,582 conserved acres

23% of Caswell’s land. Who manages Caswell’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service6,532 ac
State natural resources85 ac
National Forest · 6,532 acState Park · 50 acState Recreation Area · 35 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Nicolet National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service6,532Open
Nicolet State Trail
State Park
State natural resources85Open
Trails & water

3 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 3.0 miUnpaved · 3.0 mi
Nicolet State Trail3.0 mi
National Forest Road 23862.0 mi
Road 23600.6 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Caswell

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)9.110.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)222738526674787668543927
Rain (in)1.21.11.72.83.64.23.93.43.83.32.01.5

February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Caswell →

Next door

Caswell and its neighbors

Caswell has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. 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
Caswell— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Ross— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Laona65%1.115555%A
Armstrong Creek— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Argonne— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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

Questions about parks and trails in Caswell

Is there public land near Caswell?

172,203 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Caswell or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6,646 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Caswell neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →