Holt Park
Park
24 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Greenfield
96% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Greenfield
The biggest trail networks: Holt Park (1.6 mi), Root River Parkway (0.7 mi), Zablocki Park (0.6 mi). 5.2 miles of mapped trail cross Greenfield, 0.5 per square mile of land. 577 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns · #184 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
213 acres · of 11.5 sq mi of land
Trails
5.2 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
577 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
17 mi
8.4 mi lanes · 8.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Greenfield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
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 69% of U.S. towns, #184 of 362 in Wisconsin. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Greenfield’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (577 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13BParks close to home96% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 69%
LessMore
Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 49%
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
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The longest trail network is Holt Park, with 1.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 15 parks & preserves
Holt Park24 acres · 1.6 mi of trail
Root River Parkway321 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
DirectionsZablocki Park46 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsKonkel Park43 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsBarnard Park10 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsKulwicki Park29 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsJoan Stevens Woods3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Greenfield, WI
DirectionsPondview Park7 acres
DirectionsCreekwood Park5 acres
DirectionsHaker Park3 acres
DirectionsDan Jansen Park3 acres
DirectionsFalcon View Park3 acres
Cooper's Hawk Park1 acres
Don Almquist Park1 acres
Bicentennial Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
213 conserved acres
3% of Greenfield’s land. Who manages Greenfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County116 ac
Town or city89 ac
Private owners7 ac
Not recorded28 ac
Local Park · 218 acLocal Recreation Area · 22 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kulwicki Park Local Park | County | 55 | Open |
| Zablocki Park Local Park | County | 44 | Open |
| Konkel Park Local Park | Town or city | 38 | Open |
| Barnard Park Local Park | County | 22 | Open |
| Holt Park Local Park | County | 21 | Open |
| Brookside / Meadow Drive Park Site Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Wildcat Creek Nature Corridor Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Powerline Trail Local Recreation Area | Private owners | 7 | Open |
| Pond View Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Towering Woods Nature Area Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
31 places to go in Greenfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Greenfield
28 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Scenic views in Greenfield
3 scenic views without a name on the map.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
17 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
8.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
8.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
22Tennis
20Baseball
14Soccer
4Tracks
3Football
3Basketball
2Beach volleyball
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Greenfield: July and September
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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 33 | 44 | 56 | 67 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
February is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Greenfield →
Next door
Greenfield and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Milwaukee87 miFranklin23 miNew Berlin17 miHales Corners6.9 miGreendale6.0 miGreenfield5.2 miWest Allis4.9 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield | 3% | 0.5 | 15 | 96% | B+ |
| Milwaukee | 9% | 0.9 | 10 | 99%+ | A− |
| Greendale | 22% | 1.1 | 80 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Hales Corners | 15% | 2.2 | 40 | 99% | A+ |
| West Allis | 7% | 0.4 | 12 | 95% | B+ |
| Franklin | 9% | 0.7 | 107 | 92% | A |
| New Berlin | 5% | 0.5 | 31 | 90% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Greenfield
Where can I hike in Greenfield?
The longest trail networks: Holt Park, 1.6 miles; Root River Parkway, 0.7 miles; Zablocki Park, 0.6 miles; Konkel Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Greenfield is conserved land?
3% 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?
Holt Park and Root River Parkway don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Greenfield?
17 miles of bike routes are on the map: 8.4 of painted or protected lanes and 8.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Greenfield?
23,470 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Greenfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 577 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Greenfield have?
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #184 of 362 in Wisconsin. 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 →