Grafton Centennial Park
Park
25 acres0.8 mi of trail
Centennial Park Loop
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Milwaukee Falls Lime Company · Photo: Sallyajackson · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Grafton
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Grafton
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Grafton Centennial Park (0.8 mi), Heritage Settlement Park (0.7 mi). 4% of Grafton’s land is conserved, about 130 acres.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #157 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
130 acres · of 5.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.9 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
148 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.7 mi
1.8 mi lanes · 1.9 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Grafton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Grafton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Grafton is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #157 of 362 in Wisconsin. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Grafton’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (148 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 72%
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Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 57%
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 Grafton Centennial Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Heritage Settlement Park
Park
19 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 8 parks & preserves
Grafton Centennial Park25 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Heritage Settlement Park19 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Lime Kiln Park25 acres
DirectionsMeadowbrook Park10 acres
DirectionsRiver Island Park5 acres
Veterans Memorial Park3 acres
Wildwood Park3 acres
Mole Creek Park2 acres
Who protects it
130 conserved acres
4% of Grafton’s land. Who manages Grafton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city121 ac
Private owners6 ac
County2 ac
Local Park · 112 acLocal Recreation Area · 15 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Private owners | 30 | Open |
| Centennial Park Local Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Lime Kiln Park Local Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Grafton Lions Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Meadowbrook Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| River Island Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Wildwood Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Heritage Settlement Park Local Historic or Cultural Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Cheyenne Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
4 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
10 places to go in Grafton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Grafton
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Grafton
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Centennial Park Loop0.5 mi
Biking & sports
4.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.9 mi
off-road bike paths
1.0 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
8Tennis
3Baseball
3Basketball
2Soccer
1Softball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Grafton
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) | 29 | 32 | 42 | 53 | 65 | 75 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
February is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Grafton →
Next door
Grafton and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Grafton
Where can I hike in Grafton?
The longest trail networks: Grafton Centennial Park, 0.8 miles; Heritage Settlement Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Grafton 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 Grafton’s trails?
Grafton Centennial Park and Heritage Settlement Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Grafton?
4.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.8 of painted or protected lanes, 1.9 of off-road paths and 1.0 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Grafton?
7,991 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Grafton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 148 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Grafton have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #157 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 Grafton 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 →