Marinette County Forest
Nature preserve
2,299 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Grover
Grover has 2,843 acres of parks, 1,524 for every 1,000 residents
3% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 11 miles of mapped trail cross Grover, 0.1 per square mile of land. 5% of Grover’s land is conserved, about 2,536 acres.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
2,536 acres · of 73.1 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
2,843 ac
1,524 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
3%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Grover?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Grover have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Grover is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Grover’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (11 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land1,524 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2,843 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home3% 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 51%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B+. 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.
Who protects it
2,536 conserved acres
5% of Grover’s land. Who manages Grover’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County2,298 ac
Private owners162 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service73 ac
Bureau of Land Management3 ac
Local Conservation Area · 2,298 acPrivate Park · 162 acConservation Easement · 73 acNational Public Lands · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 73 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marinette County Forest Local Conservation Area | County | 2,298 | Open |
| Vernon Hills Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 162 | Open |
| Northeastern States District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 3 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Grover: May and August
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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 30 | 40 | 53 | 66 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 70 | 57 | 43 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Grover →
Next door
Grover and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grover | 5% | 0.1 | 1,524 | 3% | B− |
| Lake | 9% | 0.3 | 2,933 | 29% | B+ |
| Little River | 11% | under 0.1 | 3,290 | 18% | B− |
| Peshtigo | 18% | 0.3 | 1,525 | 32% | A− |
| Pound | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 2% | D |
| Porterfield | under 1% | 0.4 | 16 | 5% | C |
| Beaver | 3% | 0.4 | 1,226 | 16% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Grover
How much of Grover is conserved land?
5% 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 Grover’s trails?
Marinette County Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Grover?
21,653 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Grover or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,846 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Grover have?
Ahead of 51% 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 Grover 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 →