Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Chase
2% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 0.5 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Chase.
Ahead of 6% of U.S. towns · #359 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
How much outdoors does Chase have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Chase is ahead of 6% of U.S. towns, #359 of 362 in Wisconsin. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
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
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61 conserved acres
under 1% of Chase’s land. Who manages Chase’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 60 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain-Bay State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Chase: May and August
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 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 25 | 29 | 41 | 54 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 57 | 43 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Chase →
Chase and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 2% | D |
| Pulaski | 6% | 1.0 | 30 | 99%+ | A |
| Pittsfield | under 1% | 0.2 | 31 | 26% | C |
| Angelica | 1% | 0.2 | 72 | 46% | B− |
| Morgan | 10% | 0.1 | 2,001 | 25% | B |
| Little Suamico | 1% | under 0.1 | 52 | 7% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Chase
How much of Chase 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.
Is there public land near Chase?
13,685 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chase or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Chase have?
Ahead of 6% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #359 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 Chase 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 →