Dells of the Eau Claire Park
Managed by Marathon County
24 acres0.2 mi of trail
Ice Age Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Easton
Easton has 303 acres of parks, 243 for every 1,000 residents
5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5.6 miles of mapped trail cross Easton, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
279 acres · of 42.8 sq mi of land
Trails
5.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
303 ac
243 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Easton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Easton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Easton is ahead of 35% 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 Easton’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land243 acres of park per 1,000 residents (303 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home5% 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 35%
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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
The longest trail network is Dells of the Eau Claire Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
279 conserved acres
1% of Easton’s land. Who manages Easton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources553 ac
County2 ac
State Recreation Area · 276 acState Resource Management Area · 276 acLocal Conservation Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scattered Forest Land - Wd State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 276 | Open |
| Scattered Forest Lands State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 276 | Open |
| Dells of the Eau Claire River Local Conservation Area | County | 2 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.5 mi
Ice Age Trail1.6 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Easton
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 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 27 | 39 | 53 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 56 | 40 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Easton →
Next door
Easton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easton | 1% | 0.1 | 243 | 5% | C+ |
| Plover | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Ringle | 11% | 0.6 | 2,116 | 53% | A− |
| Hewitt | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Wausau | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 12% | D |
| Norrie | under 1% | 0.2 | 61 | 19% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Easton
Where can I hike in Easton?
The longest trail networks: Dells of the Eau Claire Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Easton 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 Easton’s trails?
Dells of the Eau Claire Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Easton?
41,493 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Easton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 303 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Easton have?
Ahead of 35% 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 Easton 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 →