Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Clintonville
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 78 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Clintonville’s land is conserved, about 70 acres.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #196 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Clintonville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Clintonville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clintonville is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #196 of 362 in Wisconsin. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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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70 conserved acres
2% of Clintonville’s land. Who manages Clintonville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter A. Olen Park Local Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Bucholtz Park Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Pigeon Lake Wayside Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Picnic Point Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Pickerel Point Playground Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Fairyway Lake Playground Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Olen Playground Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Hillside Drive Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Rohrer Playground Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
3 places to go in Clintonville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 lakes & rivers
1.5 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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Clintonville
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 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 25 | 29 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 43 | 30 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
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 Clintonville →
Clintonville and its neighbors
Clintonville has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clintonville | 2% | 0.3 | 17 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Matteson | — 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 Clintonville
How much of Clintonville 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.
Where can I bike in Clintonville?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of painted or protected lanes and 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Clintonville?
13,964 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clintonville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 78 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Clintonville have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #196 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 Clintonville 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 →