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Outdoors in Johnstown

Few parks or trails are on the map in Johnstown

4.2 miles of mapped trail cross Johnstown, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
128 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
4.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

128 conserved acres

1% of Johnstown’s land. Who manages Johnstown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service256 ac
Resource Management Area · 256 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Rock County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service128Restricted
Rock County Waterfowl Production Area Of Wi
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service128Restricted
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.

Courts & fields
1Tennis

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 Johnstown

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)9.410.511.813.314.615.315.013.912.411.09.79.0
High (°F)283244586979838174614633
Rain (in)1.61.62.13.64.35.34.04.13.72.92.31.9

January is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Johnstown →

Next door

Johnstown and its neighbors

Johnstown has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Johnstown— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Richmond3%0.27124%B−
Lima10%under 0.1988%C+
Harmonyunder 1%0.1554%C−
Bradford1%0.13637%C+

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Johnstown

Is there public land near Johnstown?

11,843 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Johnstown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Johnstown 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 →