VFW Memorial Park
Park
40 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Freedom
Freedom has 76 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
42% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6.0 miles of mapped trail cross Freedom, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns · #332 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
153 acres · of 34.3 sq mi of land
Trails
6.0 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
76 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
42%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Freedom have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Freedom is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns, #332 of 362 in Wisconsin. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Freedom’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (76 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home42% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 30%
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Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 8%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
153 conserved acres
1% of Freedom’s land. Who manages Freedom’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners153 ac
Private Park · 153 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 153 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Freedom
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Freedom
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Freedom
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
5Baseball
2Volleyball
1Basketball
1Pickleball
1Football
1Soccer
1Tennis
1Beach volleyball
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 Freedom
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 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 30 | 41 | 54 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 44 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Freedom →
Next door
Freedom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom | 1% | 0.2 | 12 | 42% | C |
| Appleton | 5% | 0.5 | 12 | 92% | B+ |
| Vandenbroek | under 1% | 0.1 | 29 | 41% | C− |
| Center | under 1% | 0.2 | 15 | 13% | C− |
| Oneida | under 1% | 0.1 | 39 | 19% | C− |
| Grand Chute | 4% | 0.5 | 27 | 85% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Freedom
How much of Freedom is conserved land?
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 Freedom’s trails?
VFW Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Freedom?
6,791 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Freedom or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 76 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Freedom have?
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #332 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 Freedom 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 →