Buena Vista Wildlife Area
Managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
4,080 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Grant
Grant has 4,137 acres of parks, 2,197 for every 1,000 residents
11% of Grant’s land is conserved, about 5,198 acres. 1.9 miles of mapped trail cross Grant. 16% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
5,198 acres · of 70.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.9 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
4,137 ac
2,197 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
16%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Grant?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Grant have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Grant is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Grant’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land2,197 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4,137 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home16% 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 54%
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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
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
5,198 conserved acres
11% of Grant’s land. Who manages Grant’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources4,105 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)1,054 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service42 ac
State Recreation Area · 4,105 acConservation Easement · 1,095 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,093 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Wildlife Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 4,105 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
When to get out
The walking year in Grant
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) | 25 | 30 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 43 | 30 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Grant →
Next door
Grant and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Leola71 miGrand Rapids7.7 miPlover5.5 miSaratoga5.0 miGrant1.9 miLake Wazeecha1.1 miPine Grove0.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | 11% | under 0.1 | 2,197 | 16% | B− |
| Plover | 7% | 0.1 | 545 | 47% | B+ |
| Saratoga | 2% | 0.1 | 103 | 10% | C+ |
| Grand Rapids | 3% | 0.4 | 47 | 55% | B |
| Pine Grove | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lake Wazeecha | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Leola | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Grant
How much of Grant is conserved land?
11% 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 Grant’s trails?
Buena Vista Wildlife Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Grant?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Grant?
25,195 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Grant or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4,137 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Grant have?
Ahead of 54% 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 Grant 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 →