Lilly Lake County Park
Managed by Brown County
124 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Eaton
Eaton has 134 acres of parks, 80 for every 1,000 residents
21% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Eaton, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
21 acres · of 24.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
134 ac
80 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
21%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Eaton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Eaton is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Eaton’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land80 acres of park per 1,000 residents (134 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home21% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 28%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. 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 Lilly Lake County Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
21 conserved acres
under 1% of Eaton’s land. Who manages Eaton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources21 ac
Conservation Easement · 21 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 21 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Eaton: 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 | 65 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 43 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
February is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Eaton →
Next door
Eaton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton | under 1% | 0.1 | 80 | 21% | C |
| New Denmark | under 1% | 0.1 | 190 | 21% | C |
| Montpelier | under 1% | 0.1 | 40 | 4% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Eaton
Where can I hike in Eaton?
The longest trail networks: Lilly Lake County Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Eaton is conserved land?
under 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 Eaton’s trails?
Lilly Lake County Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Eaton?
5,678 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eaton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 134 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Eaton have?
Ahead of 28% 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 Eaton 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 →