Robert Schofield House · Photo: Jeff the quiet · CC0Few parks or trails are on the map in Greenwood
72% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 9.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Greenwood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Greenwood is ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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3 conserved acres
under 1% of Greenwood’s land. Who manages Greenwood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern States District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 3 | Open |
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Greenwood
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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 28 | 40 | 54 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 41 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
January is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Greenwood →
Questions about parks and trails in Greenwood
How much of Greenwood 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.
Is there public land near Greenwood?
7,713 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Greenwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Greenwood have?
Ahead of 21% 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 Greenwood neighbors.
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 →