Mead State Wildlife Area
Nature preserve
1,638 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Day
Day has 1,702 acres of parks, 1,394 for every 1,000 residents
7% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 8% of Day’s land is conserved, about 1,687 acres.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
1,687 acres · of 33.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,702 ac
1,394 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
7%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Day?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Day have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Day is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Day’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land1,394 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,702 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home7% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 43%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Day. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
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
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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.
Who protects it
1,687 conserved acres
8% of Day’s land. Who manages Day’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources1,687 ac
State Recreation Area · 1,687 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mead Wildlife Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 1,687 | Open |
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The walking year in Day
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) | 23 | 28 | 40 | 54 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 56 | 41 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
February is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Day →
Next door
Day 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | 8% | under 0.1 | 1,394 | 7% | C+ |
| Auburndale | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| McMillan | 11% | under 0.1 | 44 | 24% | B− |
| Green Valley | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Cleveland | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Day
How much of Day is conserved land?
8% 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 Day’s trails?
Mead State Wildlife Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Day?
32,539 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Day or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,702 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Day have?
Ahead of 43% 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 Day 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 →