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B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Cedarburg

98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Cedarburg

The biggest trail networks: Centennial Park (0.7 mi). 2.8 miles of mapped trail cross Cedarburg, 0.6 per square mile of land. 2% of Cedarburg’s land is conserved, about 72 acres.

Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #200 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it

Conserved land
2%
72 acres · of 4.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.8 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
137 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.9 mi
4.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3

What kind of outdoors town is Cedarburg?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Cedarburg have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cedarburg is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #200 of 362 in Wisconsin. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.

B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cedarburg’s overall grade.
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 66%
LessMore
Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 45%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. 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.

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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 Centennial Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Centennial Park

Park
23 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Willowbrooke Park

Park
9 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Fireman's Park

Park
34 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Herman A. Zeunert Park

Park
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 15 parks & preserves
Centennial Park23 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Directions
Willowbrooke Park9 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Directions
Adlai Horn Park8 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Directions
Cedar Creek Park7 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Directions
Georgetown Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Fireman's Park34 acres
Directions
Herman A. Zeunert Park19 acres
Directions
Legion Memorial Park7 acres
Directions
Cedar Point Park7 acres
Woodland Park5 acres
Founders Park2 acres
Directions
Wegmann Park2 acres
Mayor E. Stephan Fischer Park1 acres
Pioneer Park1 acres
Directions
Boy Scout Park1 acres
Directions
Who protects it

72 conserved acres

2% of Cedarburg’s land. Who manages Cedarburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city72 ac
Local Park · 72 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Centennial Park
Local Park
Town or city23Open
Herman A Zuenert Park
Local Park
Town or city18Open
Willowbrooke Park
Local Park
Town or city9Open
Adlai Park
Local Park
Town or city8Open
Cedar Creek Park
Local Park
Town or city7Open
Founders Park
Local Park
Town or city3Open
Pioneer Park
Local Park
Town or city2Open
Georgetown Park
Local Park
Town or city2Open
Things to do

22 places to go in Cedarburg

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

Picnic areas in Cedarburg
Picnic Area 1In Centennial Park
Directions
Picnic Area 2In Centennial Park
Directions
Picnic Area 3In Centennial Park
Directions
Trails & water

3 lakes & rivers

Biking & sports

4.9 miles of bike routes

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

4.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
17Tennis
9Baseball
5Soccer
5Basketball
4Pickleball
3Tracks
2Equestrian
1Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

5 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 8 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Cedarburg MillBuilding · listed 1974
About it
Hilgen and Wittenberg Woolen MillBuilding · listed 1978
About it
Wayside HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About it
Washington Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1986
About it
Columbia Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1992
About it
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Cedarburg

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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.113.912.410.99.69.0
High (°F)293242546676817972594534
Rain (in)1.61.51.93.63.74.23.53.63.12.72.11.8

February is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Cedarburg →

Next door

Cedarburg 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
Cedarburg2%0.61198%B+
Grafton4%0.41299%+B+
Grafton8%0.66742%B+
Mequon8%0.68060%A−

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

Questions about parks and trails in Cedarburg

Where can I hike in Cedarburg?

The longest trail networks: Centennial Park, 0.7 miles; Willowbrooke Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Cedarburg 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 Cedarburg’s trails?

Centennial Park and Willowbrooke Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Cedarburg?

4.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.9 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Cedarburg?

9,547 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cedarburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 137 of them inside the city line.

How much outdoors does Cedarburg have?

Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #200 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 Cedarburg 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 →