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HermanShawanoCountyWisconsinTownHallPhoto: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Herman

Few parks or trails are on the map in Herman

2% of Herman’s land is conserved, about 421 acres. 87 acres are parks and preserves, 96 per 1,000 residents. 18 miles of mapped trail cross Herman, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
2%
421 acres · of 35.2 sq mi of land
Trails
18 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
87 ac
96 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
16%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
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
Who protects it

421 conserved acres

2% of Herman’s land. Who manages Herman’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service254 ac
State natural resources167 ac
County79 ac
Conservation Easement · 254 acState Conservation Area · 158 acState Park · 88 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 254 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Mountain-Bay State Trail
State Park
State natural resources88Open
Natural Area
State Conservation Area
County79Restricted
Jung Hemlock-Beech Forest State Natural Area
State Conservation Area
State natural resources79Restricted
Trails & water

2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 6.6 miHorses · 6.6 miUnpaved · 6.6 mi
Mountain-Bay State Trail6.6 mi
Shawano - Crandon Line2.7 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Lower Red LakelakeSmith Lakelake
When to get out

The walking year in Herman

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.110.411.813.414.815.615.314.012.410.99.58.8
High (°F)242941546777817871574230
Rain (in)1.21.11.83.13.64.53.83.63.53.01.91.6

February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Herman →

Next door

Herman and its neighbors

Herman has the most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Herman18 miRichmond16 miRed Springs13 miSeneca8.5 miPella6.4 miGresham1.4 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Herman— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Gresham— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Seneca— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pella— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Richmond1%0.52418%C+
Red Springs— 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 Herman

Is there public land near Herman?

1,865 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Herman or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 87 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Herman neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →