Clausen Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Fox Lake
9% of Fox Lake’s land is conserved: 1,778 acres
6% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Fox Lake. 52 acres are parks and preserves, 21 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns · #316 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
1,778 acres · of 31.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
52 ac
21 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
6%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fox Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fox Lake is ahead of 37% of U.S. towns, #316 of 362 in Wisconsin. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fox Lake’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% 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 land21 acres of park per 1,000 residents (52 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home6% 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 37%
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Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 13%
Water is 18% of Fox Lake’s area (7 of 38 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 7%.
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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,778 conserved acres
9% of Fox Lake’s land. Water is left out: Fox Lake has 31.6 square miles of land and 6.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Fox Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources1,578 ac
Private owners513 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)487 ac
Bureau of Land Management1 ac
State Conservation Area · 1,136 acState Recreation Area · 815 acConservation Easement · 487 acPrivate Park · 76 acPrivate Conservation · 65 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 449 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glacial Habitat Restoration State Conservation Area | Private owners | 660 | Restricted |
| Statewide Habitat Areas State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 475 | Restricted |
| Statewide Habitat Areas - Sd State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 475 | Open |
| Glacial Habitat Restoration - Sd State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 288 | Open |
| Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 76 | Open |
| Scattered Wildlife Private Conservation | Private owners | 65 | Restricted |
| Rem-Beaver Dam Lake State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 50 | Open |
| Northeastern States District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 1 | Open |
| Statewide Public Access State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
| Statewide Public Access - Sd State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Fox Lake
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Fox Lake
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Fox Lake
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 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 30 | 42 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 44 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
February is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Fox Lake →
Next door
Fox Lake 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Lake | 9% | under 0.1 | 21 | 6% | C+ |
| Randolph | under 1% | under 0.1 | 8 | 79% | C− |
| Randolph | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Westford | 8% | under 0.1 | 52 | 5% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fox Lake
How much of Fox Lake is conserved land?
9% 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 Fox Lake’s trails?
Clausen Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Fox Lake?
6,445 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fox Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 53 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fox Lake have?
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #316 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 Fox Lake 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 →