Paradise Valley Wildlife Area
Managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
31 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Dousman
Dousman has 24 acres of parks, 9.9 for every 1,000 residents
85% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Dousman’s land is conserved, about 53 acres. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Dousman, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #267 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
53 acres · of 3.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
24 ac
9.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
85%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.3 mi
0.2 mi lanes · 2.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Dousman?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Dousman have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dousman is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #267 of 362 in Wisconsin. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Dousman’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land9.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (24 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home85% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 52%
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Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 26%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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.
Who protects it
53 conserved acres
3% of Dousman’s land. Who manages Dousman’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources72 ac
Town or city13 ac
State Resource Management Area · 31 acState Recreation Area · 31 acLocal Park · 13 acState Park · 8 acRecreation or Education Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kettle Moraine State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 31 | Open |
| Paradise Valley Wildlife Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 31 | Restricted |
| Cory Municipal Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Glacial Drumlin State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 8 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Dousman
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Dousman
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Baseball
3Pickleball
1Tennis
1Basketball
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Dousman
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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 32 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 73 | 60 | 46 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
February is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Dousman →
Next door
Dousman and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Dousman
How much of Dousman is conserved land?
3% 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 Dousman’s trails?
Paradise Valley Wildlife Area and Cory Municipal Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Dousman?
2.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes and 2.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Dousman?
25,156 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dousman or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 24 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Dousman have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #267 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 Dousman 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 →