Photo: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Hazel Green
47% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 8.0 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Hazel Green, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Hazel Green have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hazel Green is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
3 conserved acres
under 1% of Hazel Green’s land. Who manages Hazel Green’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardscrabble Prairie State Natural Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 3 | Restricted |
| Natural Area State Conservation Area | County | 1 | Restricted |
3 places to go in Hazel Green
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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).
September is the best month for walking in Hazel Green
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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 32 | 45 | 58 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 45 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
January is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Hazel Green →
Hazel Green and its neighbors
Hazel Green has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel Green | under 1% | 0.2 | 8 | 47% | C |
| Benton | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hazel Green
How much of Hazel Green 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 Hazel Green’s trails?
Recreation park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hazel Green?
5,549 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hazel Green or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hazel Green have?
Ahead of 27% 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 Hazel Green 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 →