Wild Goose Planetarium Trail
Park
2 acres0.3 mi of trail
Wild Goose State Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Juneau
98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Juneau
0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Juneau, 0.5 per square mile of land. 41 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Juneau’s land is conserved, about 35 acres.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #156 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
35 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
41 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Juneau?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Juneau have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Juneau is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #156 of 362 in Wisconsin. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Juneau’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (41 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13BParks close to home98% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 72%
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Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 57%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A−. 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
The longest trail network is Wild Goose Planetarium Trail, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
35 conserved acres
3% of Juneau’s land. Who manages Juneau’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city30 ac
State natural resources4 ac
Local Recreation Area · 17 acLocal Park · 13 acRecreation or Education Easement · 3 acState Park · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trails Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Juneau City Park Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Juneau City Park Rec Area Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Hickey Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Wild Goose State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Juneau
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Juneau
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Juneau
Wild Goose City ParkFee · In Wild Goose Park
DirectionsDisc golf in Juneau
Dodgeland School DGC
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.5 mi
Wild Goose State Trail0.5 mi
Biking & sports
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Wild Goose State TrailBike route
1.1 miRock River TrailBike route
0.5 miCourts & fields
5Baseball
2Basketball
2Beach volleyball
2Soccer
1Football
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 Juneau
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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 31 | 42 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 44 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
February is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Juneau →
Questions about parks and trails in Juneau
Where can I hike in Juneau?
The longest trail networks: Wild Goose Planetarium Trail, 0.3 miles; Juneau City Park, 0.2 miles; Wild Goose Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Juneau 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 Juneau’s trails?
Wild Goose Planetarium Trail and Juneau City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Juneau?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths. Named routes: Wild Goose State Trail and Rock River Trail.
Is there public land near Juneau?
14,513 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Juneau or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 41 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Juneau have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #156 of 362 in Wisconsin. 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 Juneau 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 →