Memory Lake Park
Park
174 acres1.2 mi of trail
Snowmobile/Winter ATV Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Burnett County Abstract Company · Photo: Appraiser · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Grantsburg
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Grantsburg
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 5.8 miles of mapped trail cross Grantsburg, 1.9 per square mile of land. 322 acres are parks and preserves, 241 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
41 acres · of 3.0 sq mi of land
Trails
5.8 mi
1.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
322 ac
241 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Grantsburg?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Grantsburg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Grantsburg is ahead of 94% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Grantsburg’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails1.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land241 acres of park per 1,000 residents (322 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks 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 94%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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 Memory Lake Park, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Burnett County Fairgrounds
Park
21 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Crex Meadows State Wildlife Area
Nature preserve
40 acres0.1 mi of trail
Snowmobile/Winter ATV Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
41 conserved acres
2% of Grantsburg’s land. Who manages Grantsburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources41 ac
State Recreation Area · 41 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crex Meadows Wildlife Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 41 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Grantsburg
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Grantsburg
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Grantsburg
James McNally CampgroundIn Memory Lake Park · Village of Grantsburg
DirectionsJames N. Mc Nally CampgroundIn Memory Lake Park
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 3.8 mi
Snowmobile/Winter ATV Trail2.8 mi
Snowmobile Trail1.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
6Baseball
2Tennis
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Burnett County Abstract CompanyBuilding · listed 1980
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Grantsburg
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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 28 | 40 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 71 | 57 | 40 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Grantsburg →
Questions about parks and trails in Grantsburg
Where can I hike in Grantsburg?
The longest trail networks: Memory Lake Park, 1.2 miles; Burnett County Fairgrounds, 0.7 miles; Crex Meadows State Wildlife Area, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Grantsburg is conserved land?
2% 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 Grantsburg’s trails?
Memory Lake Park and Burnett County Fairgrounds don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Grantsburg?
71,763 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Grantsburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 323 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Grantsburg have?
Ahead of 94% 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 Grantsburg 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 →