Holland State Wildlife Area
Nature preserve
533 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Holland
Holland has 595 acres of parks, 392 for every 1,000 residents
41% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5.8 miles of mapped trail cross Holland, 0.2 per square mile of land. 3% of Holland’s land is conserved, about 607 acres.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
607 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
5.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
595 ac
392 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
41%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Holland?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Holland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Holland is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Holland’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land392 acres of park per 1,000 residents (595 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home41% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 54%
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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
607 conserved acres
3% of Holland’s land. Who manages Holland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources585 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)22 ac
State Recreation Area · 535 acState Park · 50 acConservation Easement · 22 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holland Wildlife Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 535 | Open |
| Fox River State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 50 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 4.2 miHorses · 4.2 miUnpaved · 4.2 mi
Fox River Trail4.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Fox River State Recreational TrailBike route
4.2 miCourts & fields
1Softball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Holland
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 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 29 | 41 | 54 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 43 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
February is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Holland →
Next door
Holland and its neighbors
Holland has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holland | 3% | 0.2 | 392 | 41% | B− |
| Wrightstown | under 1% | 0.1 | 5 | 39% | C− |
| Buchanan | 2% | 0.1 | 7 | 86% | C |
| Brillion | 13% | 0.3 | 1,734 | 51% | A− |
| Maple Grove | — 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 Holland
How much of Holland 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 Holland’s trails?
Holland State Wildlife Area and Hollandtown Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Holland?
10,851 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Holland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 595 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Holland have?
Ahead of 54% 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 Holland 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 →