Town Line Lake County Park
Park
27 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Crescent
Crescent has 93 acres of parks, 42 for every 1,000 residents
19% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Crescent’s land is conserved, about 299 acres. 3.1 miles of mapped trail cross Crescent, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
299 acres · of 28.1 sq mi of land
Trails
3.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
93 ac
42 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
19%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
28
1 beach · 3 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Crescent have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Crescent is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Crescent’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land42 acres of park per 1,000 residents (93 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home19% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 36%
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Water is 11% of Crescent’s area (3 of 32 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. 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.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Oneida County Memorial Forest
Managed by Oneida County Forestry Department
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
299 conserved acres
2% of Crescent’s land. Water is left out: Crescent has 28.1 square miles of land and 3.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Crescent’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service279 ac
Private owners12 ac
Bureau of Land Management5 ac
State natural resources4 ac
National Forest · 279 acPrivate Park · 12 acNational Public Lands · 5 acState Recreation Area · 2 acState Conservation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolet National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 279 | Open |
| Northwood Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 12 | Open |
| Northeastern States District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 5 | Open |
| Statewide Public Access State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
| Statewide Public Access - Nw State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
| State Owned Islands State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
| State Owned Islands - Nw State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Crescent
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Crescent
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Crescent
3 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
28 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Alice LakelakeBowles LakeCook LakelakeCrescent LakelakeDavis LakelakeEmma LakelakeFlag LakeGreen Bass LakelakeGross LakelakeHat Rapids FlowagereservoirHoist LakelakeJohn LakelakeLake JulialakeLangley LakelakeLily LakelakeLong LakelakeLoon LakeMirror LakelakePerch LakelakePrune LakelakeRound LakelakeSamway LakelakeShadow LakelakeSpruce LakelakeSpur LakelakeTimber LakelakeVicks LakelakeWisconsin River
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Crescent
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 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 21 | 26 | 38 | 51 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 54 | 38 | 26 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Crescent →
Next door
Crescent and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent | 2% | 0.1 | 42 | 19% | C+ |
| Rhinelander | 4% | 0.1 | 32 | 86% | B |
| Woodboro | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Pelican | under 1% | 0.3 | 74 | 35% | C+ |
| Newbold | 44% | 0.2 | 1,239 | 50% | A− |
| Harrison | — 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 Crescent
How much of Crescent 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 Crescent’s trails?
Town Line Lake County Park and Oneida County Memorial Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Crescent?
85,872 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Crescent or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 381 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Crescent have?
Ahead of 36% 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 Crescent neighbors.
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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 →