Kettle Moraine State Forest
Nature preserve
5,798 acres38.8 mi of trail
Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse TrailIce Age TrailLoop 3Purple Loop+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Sylvanus Wade House · Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Greenbush
Greenbush has 1,015 acres of parks, 448 for every 1,000 residents
24% of Greenbush’s land is conserved, about 7,102 acres. 41 miles of mapped trail cross Greenbush, 0.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Kettle Moraine State Forest (38.8 mi), Wade House Historic Site (1 mi).
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
24%
7,102 acres · of 47.0 sq mi of land
Trails
41 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,015 ac
448 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
22%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.3 mi
2.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
6
What kind of outdoors town is Greenbush?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Room to roam448 acres of park per 1,000 residents; the typical U.S. town has 13.Land that stays wild24% of the land is conserved; a typical Wisconsin town, 4%.A trail town0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, more than 77% of U.S. towns.History along the way3 places on the National Register.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Greenbush have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Greenbush is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Greenbush’s overall grade.
Conserved land24% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (41 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land448 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,015 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home22% 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 83%
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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
The longest trail network is Kettle Moraine State Forest, with 38.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Wade House Historic Site
Managed by Wisconsin Historical Society.
149 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Sheboygan Marsh State Wildlife Area
Nature preserve
976 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
7,102 conserved acres
24% of Greenbush’s land. Who manages Greenbush’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources6,980 ac
County352 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service88 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)34 ac
State Resource Management Area · 5,774 acState Recreation Area · 1,205 acState Conservation Area · 352 acConservation Easement · 122 acForest Stewardship Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 123 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit-Iansr State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 5,774 | Open |
| Sheboygan Marsh Wildlife Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 851 | Open |
| Extensive Wl Habitat - Se State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 353 | Open |
| Extensive Wl Habitat - Public Hunting Ground State Conservation Area | County | 352 | Restricted |
Things to do
4 places to go in Greenbush
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Greenbush
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Greenbush
2 picnic areas without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Greenbush
Shelter #5 (Greenbush Kettle)In Kettle Moraine State Forest
DirectionsTrails & water
10 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 10.3 miHorses · 9.9 miUnpaved · 24.7 mi
Kettle Moraine State Forest-Northern Unit Main Horse Trail9.1 mi
Ice Age Trail8.1 mi
Loop 34.1 mi
Purple Loop4.1 mi
Loop 42.2 mi
Loop 21.6 mi
spur trail to Wade House1.6 mi
Red Loop1.2 mi
Loop 10.6 mi
Greenbush Group Camp Access0.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Basketball
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). The map also marks 8 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Greenbush
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) | 25 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 66 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 43 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
February is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Greenbush →
Next door
Greenbush and its neighbors
Greenbush has the most mapped trails of the 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbush | 24% | 0.9 | 448 | 22% | A− |
| Glenbeulah | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Plymouth | 4% | 0.4 | 99 | 29% | B |
| Forest | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Russell | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Mitchell | 39% | 0.8 | 136 | 9% | A− |
| Rhine | 5% | 0.2 | 359 | 31% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Greenbush
Where can I hike in Greenbush?
The longest trail networks: Kettle Moraine State Forest, 38.8 miles; Wade House Historic Site, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Greenbush is conserved land?
24% 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 Greenbush’s trails?
Kettle Moraine State Forest and Wade House Historic Site don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Greenbush?
2.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Greenbush?
33,136 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Greenbush or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6,791 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Greenbush have?
Ahead of 83% 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 Greenbush 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 →