Farmers Park
Park
22 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Ellington
Ellington has 666 acres of parks, 206 for every 1,000 residents
11% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Ellington. 3% of Ellington’s land is conserved, about 676 acres.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns · #312 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
676 acres · of 34.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
666 ac
206 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
11%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Ellington?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ellington have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ellington is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns, #312 of 362 in Wisconsin. 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 Ellington’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land206 acres of park per 1,000 residents (666 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home11% 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 38%
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Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 14%
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 Farmers Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Wolf River Bottoms Wildlife Area
Nature preserve
482 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
LaSage Bottoms State Natural Area
Nature preserve
123 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Wolf River Shoreline Fishing Area / Stephensville
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 5 parks & preserves
Farmers Park22 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Wolf River Bottoms Wildlife Area482 acres
DirectionsLaSage Bottoms State Natural Area123 acres
Wolf River Shoreline Fishing Area / Stephensville1 acres
DirectionsStephensville park1 acres
Who protects it
676 conserved acres
3% of Ellington’s land. Who manages Ellington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources483 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)146 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service46 ac
State Recreation Area · 478 acConservation Easement · 192 acRecreation or Education Easement · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 198 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf River Bottoms Wildlife Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 478 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Ellington
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Ellington
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Ellington
1 playground without a name on the map.
Peaks in Ellington
1 peak without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Ellington
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 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 43 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ellington →
Next door
Ellington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellington | 3% | under 0.1 | 206 | 11% | C+ |
| Bovina | 15% | 0.2 | 2,360 | 31% | B+ |
| Hortonville | 2% | 0.2 | 12 | 89% | B− |
| Greenville | 1% | 0.4 | 19 | 54% | B− |
| Center | under 1% | 0.2 | 15 | 13% | C− |
| Liberty | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hortonia | 1% | 0.2 | 29 | 17% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ellington
Where can I hike in Ellington?
The longest trail networks: Farmers Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ellington 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 Ellington’s trails?
Farmers Park and Wolf River Bottoms Wildlife Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Ellington?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Ellington?
17,665 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ellington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 666 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ellington have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #312 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 Ellington 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 →