Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Colby
82 acres are parks and preserves, 43 per 1,000 residents. 90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Colby’s land is conserved, about 23 acres.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Colby?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Colby have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Colby is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull 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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23 conserved acres
2% of Colby’s land. Who manages Colby’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Street Ball Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Dalton'S Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Central Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
0.0 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.
The walking year in Colby
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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 27 | 39 | 53 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 56 | 40 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Colby →
Colby and its neighbors
Colby has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colby | 2% | under 0.1 | 43 | 90% | B− |
| Hull | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Abbotsford | 3% | under 0.1 | 34 | 94% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Colby
How much of Colby 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.
Is there public land near Colby?
701 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Colby or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 82 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Colby have?
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Colby 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 →