Mark Montaba Nature Center
Managed by North Ozaukee School District
4 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Freekee · Public domainA−Outdoors
Outdoors in Fredonia
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Fredonia
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Mark Montaba Nature Center (0.6 mi). 67 acres are parks and preserves, 27 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
46 acres · of 2.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
67 ac
27 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.7 mi
0.7 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Fredonia?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fredonia have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fredonia is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fredonia’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land27 acres of park per 1,000 residents (67 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 75%
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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 Mark Montaba Nature Center, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Waubedonia Park
Park
38 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Marie Krause Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Oak Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Mark Montaba Nature Center4 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · North Ozaukee School District
Waubedonia Park38 acres
Marie Krause Park9 acres
Oak Park4 acres
Stoney Creek Park3 acres
DirectionsFireman's Park3 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
46 conserved acres
3% of Fredonia’s land. Who manages Fredonia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County38 ac
Town or city7 ac
Local Park · 45 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waubedonia County Park Local Park | County | 38 | Open |
| Stoney Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Freman's Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Fredonia
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Fredonia
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Tennis
1Baseball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Fredonia
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) | 28 | 31 | 42 | 54 | 66 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 59 | 45 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
February is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Fredonia →
Next door
Fredonia and its neighbors
Fredonia has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fredonia | 3% | 0.3 | 27 | 99%+ | A− |
| Saukville | 14% | 0.5 | 230 | 40% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fredonia
Where can I hike in Fredonia?
The longest trail networks: Mark Montaba Nature Center, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Fredonia 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 Fredonia’s trails?
Mark Montaba Nature Center and Waubedonia Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Fredonia?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Fredonia?
4,364 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fredonia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 67 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fredonia have?
Ahead of 75% 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 Fredonia 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 →