Badegerland Park
Park
26 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Emmet
Few parks or trails are on the map in Emmet
5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 27 acres are parks and preserves, 23 per 1,000 residents. 3.0 miles of mapped trail cross Emmet, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
108 acres · of 31.4 sq mi of land
Trails
3.0 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
27 ac
23 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.1 mi
2.1 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Emmet have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Emmet is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. 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 Emmet’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 (3 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land23 acres of park per 1,000 residents (27 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home5% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 22%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Emmet. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
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
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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.
Who protects it
108 conserved acres
under 1% of Emmet’s land. Who manages Emmet’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)96 ac
Private owners10 ac
Town or city2 ac
Conservation Easement · 96 acPrivate Park · 10 acLocal Park · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 96 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 10 | Open |
| Brandt Quirk Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Biking & sports
2.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.1 mi
off-road bike paths
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Kliese HousebarnBuilding · listed 2008
About itWhen to get out
September is the best month for walking in Emmet
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 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 31 | 43 | 56 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 45 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
February is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Emmet →
Next door
Emmet and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Watertown5.8 miClyman4.5 miLebanon4.4 miEmmet3.0 miWatertown2.1 miShields1.1 miLowell0.6 miHustisford0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmet | under 1% | 0.1 | 23 | 5% | C− |
| Watertown | 5% | 0.5 | 21 | 98% | A− |
| Lebanon | 1% | 0.1 | 110 | 19% | C+ |
| Shields | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Clyman | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Watertown | 2% | 0.1 | 15 | 13% | C− |
| Hustisford | under 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 12% | D |
| Lowell | 6% | under 0.1 | 1,809 | 20% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Emmet
How much of Emmet 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 Emmet’s trails?
Badegerland Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Emmet?
2.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Emmet?
7,921 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Emmet or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 27 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Emmet have?
Ahead of 22% 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 Emmet 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 →