Scotch Creek Woodland Preserve
Managed by Village of Edgar
165 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Edgar Village Hall · Photo: Tgkrause · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Edgar
6% of Edgar’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 113 acres are parks and preserves, 81 per 1,000 residents. 6% of Edgar’s land is conserved, about 70 acres.
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
70 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
113 ac
81 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Edgar?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Edgar have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Edgar is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Edgar’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% 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 land81 acres of park per 1,000 residents (113 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks 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 88%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Minnow Ponds
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Shortner Athletic Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Oak Street Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Scotch Creek Woodland Preserve165 acres · Village of Edgar
Minnow Ponds11 acres
Shortner Athletic Park7 acres
Oak Street Park5 acres
Scotch Creek Park2 acres
Who protects it
70 conserved acres
6% of Edgar’s land. Who manages Edgar’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city70 ac
Local Park · 61 acState Recreation Area · 9 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnow Ponds Park Local Park | Town or city | 46 | Open |
| Shortner Athletic Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Village of Edgar Softball Complex State Recreation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Edgar Oak St Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Scotch Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.6 mi
Edgar-Fenwood Trail0.6 mi
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
3Softball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Edgar Village HallBuilding · listed 2000
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Edgar
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 | 54 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 77 | 70 | 56 | 40 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
February is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Edgar →
Next door
Edgar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar | 6% | 0.3 | 81 | 99%+ | A |
| Cassel | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Wien | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Edgar
How much of Edgar is conserved land?
6% 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 Edgar’s trails?
Scotch Creek Woodland Preserve and Minnow Ponds don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Edgar?
1,748 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Edgar or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 113 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Edgar have?
Ahead of 88% 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 Edgar 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 →