Veterans Memorial Park
Managed by Village of Denmark
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Fredsteve3 · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Denmark
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Denmark
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 52 acres are parks and preserves, 20 per 1,000 residents. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Denmark, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns · #214 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
7 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
52 ac
20 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Denmark?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Denmark have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Denmark is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns, #214 of 362 in Wisconsin. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Denmark’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land20 acres of park per 1,000 residents (52 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13BParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 64%
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Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 41%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. 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.
Highridge Park
Managed by Village of Denmark
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Daybreak Park
Managed by Village of Denmark
4 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
7 conserved acres
1% of Denmark’s land. Who manages Denmark’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources7 ac
State Park · 7 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devils River State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 7 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Denmark
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Denmark
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.6 miUnpaved · 0.6 mi
Devils River State Trail0.6 mi
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Devil's River State TrailBike route
0.6 miCourts & fields
4Baseball
2Beach volleyball
1Basketball
1Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Denmark: August and September
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 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 25 | 29 | 40 | 53 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 57 | 43 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
February is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Denmark →
Questions about parks and trails in Denmark
Where can I hike in Denmark?
The longest trail networks: Daybreak Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Denmark is conserved land?
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.
Are dogs allowed on Denmark’s trails?
Veterans Memorial Park and Highridge Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Denmark?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes. Named routes: Devil's River State Trail.
Is there public land near Denmark?
1,104 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Denmark or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 52 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Denmark have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #214 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 Denmark 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 →