E.O. Schultz Park
Park
22 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Elroy
98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Elroy
66 acres are parks and preserves, 43 per 1,000 residents. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Elroy, 0.2 per square mile of land. 4% of Elroy’s land is conserved, about 49 acres.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
49 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
66 ac
43 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.7 mi
2.7 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Elroy?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Elroy have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Elroy is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Elroy’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land43 acres of park per 1,000 residents (66 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home98% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 73%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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
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 E.O. Schultz Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Allen Thompson Memorial Park
Managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
10 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
49 conserved acres
4% of Elroy’s land. Who manages Elroy’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources41 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service8 ac
State Park · 41 acConservation Easement · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 400 State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 21 | Open |
| Elroy-Sparta State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 19 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Elroy
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Elroy
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Elroy
DNR Elroy-Sparta Walk-In SiteFee · In Allen Thompson Memorial Park
DirectionsE.O. Schultz City ParkFee · In E.O. Schultz Park
DirectionsBiking & sports
2.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Baseball
2Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Elroy
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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 31 | 43 | 57 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 59 | 44 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
February is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Elroy →
Next door
Elroy and its neighbors
Elroy has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elroy | 4% | 0.2 | 43 | 98% | B+ |
| Plymouth | — 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 Elroy
Where can I hike in Elroy?
The longest trail networks: E.O. Schultz Park, 0.1 miles; Allen Thompson Memorial Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Elroy is conserved land?
4% 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 Elroy’s trails?
E.O. Schultz Park and Allen Thompson Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Elroy?
2.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Elroy?
789 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Elroy or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 66 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Elroy have?
Ahead of 73% 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 Elroy 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 →