Durand Free Library · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.097% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Durand
129 acres are parks and preserves, 75 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Durand, 0.2 per square mile of land. 4% of Durand’s land is conserved, about 50 acres.
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Durand?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Durand have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Durand is ahead of 76% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
50 conserved acres
4% of Durand’s land. Who manages Durand’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durand's Rolling Greens Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 50 | Open |
5 places to go in Durand
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1.4 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Durand
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 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 24 | 29 | 42 | 57 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 58 | 42 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
January is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Durand →
Questions about parks and trails in Durand
How much of Durand is conserved land?
4% 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 Durand’s trails?
Tarrant Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Durand?
1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of off-road paths and 0.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Durand?
13,511 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Durand or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 129 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Durand have?
Ahead of 76% 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 Durand 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 →