Photo: Iulus Ascanius at English Wikipedia · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Ellsworth
1% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 3% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Ellsworth have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ellsworth is ahead of 3% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
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
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65 conserved acres
under 1% of Ellsworth’s land. Who manages Ellsworth’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellsworth Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 64 | Open |
1 lakes & rivers
The walking year in Ellsworth
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 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 27 | 40 | 55 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 57 | 41 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ellsworth →
Ellsworth and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Ellsworth
How much of Ellsworth 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.
Is there public land near Ellsworth?
7,884 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ellsworth or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ellsworth have?
Ahead of 3% 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 Ellsworth 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 →