Taylor Field Athletic Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Iola
Iola has 12 acres of parks, 9.3 for every 1,000 residents
84% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Iola, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
4 acres · of 1.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
9.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
84%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Iola?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Iola have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Iola is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Iola’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land9.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (12 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home84% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 39%
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Water is 9% of Iola’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
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
4 conserved acres
under 1% of Iola’s land. Water is left out: Iola has 1.7 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Iola’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners4 ac
State natural resources4 ac
State Recreation Area · 4 acRecreation or Education Easement · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trout-Nace Creek Fishery Area State Recreation Area | Private owners | 4 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Iola
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Iola
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Iola
Iola Pines Campground
DirectionsBiking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Wipf, J. & C., MillsDistrict · listed 1987
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Iola
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 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 24 | 29 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 42 | 30 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
February is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Iola →
Next door
Iola and its neighbors
Iola 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iola | under 1% | 0.2 | 9 | 84% | C+ |
| Scandinavia | 8% | 0.2 | 350 | 22% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Iola
Where can I hike in Iola?
The longest trail networks: Memorial Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Iola 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 Iola’s trails?
Taylor Field Athletic Park and Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Iola?
4,612 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Iola or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Iola have?
Ahead of 39% 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 Iola 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 →