Green Lake County Fairgrounds
Park
27 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Green Lake
Green Lake has 65 acres of parks, 61 for every 1,000 residents
9% of Green Lake’s land is conserved, about 109 acres. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Green Lake, 0.1 per square mile of land. 80% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
109 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
65 ac
61 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
80%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.2 mi
2.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
1 beach · 1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Green Lake?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Green Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Green Lake is ahead of 67% 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 Green Lake’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land61 acres of park per 1,000 residents (65 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home80% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 67%
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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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Friday Club Park
Park
12 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Highknocker Park12 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsFriday Club Park12 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Green Lake County Fairgrounds27 acres
Hattie Sherwood Park11 acres
DirectionsCanal Street Launch1 acres
Deacon Mills Park1 acres
Forest Avenue Oak Savannah1 acres
Who protects it
109 conserved acres
9% of Green Lake’s land. Who manages Green Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners108 ac
Private Park · 108 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscumbia Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 108 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Green Lake
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Green Lake
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Green Lake
1 playground without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Green Lake
Canal Street LaunchIn Canal Street Launch
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Tennis
2Pickleball
2Baseball
1Basketball
1Volleyball
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 Green Lake
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 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 30 | 42 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 59 | 44 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Green Lake →
Next door
Green Lake and its neighbors
Green Lake 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Lake | 9% | 0.1 | 61 | 80% | B+ |
| Brooklyn | 4% | 0.2 | 4 | 7% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Green Lake
Where can I hike in Green Lake?
The longest trail networks: Highknocker Park, 0.1 miles; Friday Club Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Green Lake is conserved land?
9% 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 Green Lake’s trails?
Green Lake County Fairgrounds and Highknocker Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Green Lake?
2.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Green Lake?
10,763 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Green Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 65 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Green Lake have?
Ahead of 67% 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 Green Lake 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 →