Wayside
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Greenfield
Few parks or trails are on the map in Greenfield
7% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Greenfield. 9 acres are parks and preserves, 4.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
66 acres · of 30.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
4.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
7%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Greenfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Greenfield is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Greenfield’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land4.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (9 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13CParks close to home7% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 9%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Greenfield. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be D. 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
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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
66 conserved acres
under 1% of Greenfield’s land. Who manages Greenfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources64 ac
Private owners57 ac
Recreation or Education Easement · 64 acState Recreation Area · 57 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Crosse Area Comprehensive Fishery Area State Recreation Area | Private owners | 57 | Open |
When to get out
The walking year in Greenfield
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) | 24 | 29 | 42 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 42 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Greenfield →
Next door
Greenfield and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Greenfield
How much of Greenfield is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Greenfield’s trails?
Wayside doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Greenfield?
10,364 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Greenfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Greenfield have?
Ahead of 9% 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 Greenfield 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 →