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A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Kewaunee

96% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Kewaunee

144 acres are parks and preserves, 51 per 1,000 residents. 1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Kewaunee, 0.5 per square mile of land. 5% of Kewaunee’s land is conserved, about 109 acres.

Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns · #90 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it

Conserved land
5%
109 acres · of 3.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
144 ac
51 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.3 mi
2.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
7 boat launches

What kind of outdoors town is Kewaunee?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

Parks close to home96% of residents live within a half mile of a park.History along the way5 places on the National Register.
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Kewaunee have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kewaunee is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns, #90 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.

A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kewaunee’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land51 acres of park per 1,000 residents (144 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home96% 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 83%
LessMore
Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 75%

Water is 5% of Kewaunee’s area (0 of 4 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 5%.

How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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.

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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 Harbor Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Harbor Park

Managed by City of Kewaunee
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

City of Kewaunee Memorial Field

Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Haney Park

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Father Marquette Memorial Park

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 5 parks & preserves
Harbor Park5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · City of Kewaunee
Directions
City of Kewaunee Memorial Field9 acres
Directions
Haney Park2 acres
Directions
Father Marquette Memorial Park2 acres
Directions
Selner Park Beach1 acres · City of Kewaunee
Directions
Who protects it

109 conserved acres

5% of Kewaunee’s land. Water is left out: Kewaunee has 3.5 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Kewaunee’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources86 ac
Town or city21 ac
Private owners7 ac
State Recreation Area · 86 acLocal Park · 21 acRecreation or Education Easement · 7 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
C.D. (Buzz) Besadny Fish And Wildlife Area
State Recreation Area
State natural resources79Open
Kieweg Park & Memorial Field
Local Park
Town or city10Open
Ahnapee State Trail
State Recreation Area
Private owners7Open
Selner Park & Beach
Local Park
Town or city3Open
Haney Park
Local Park
Town or city2Open
Harbour Park
Local Park
Town or city2Open
Father Marquette Memorial Park
Local Park
Town or city2Open
Fish Market Park
Local Park
Town or city1Open
Things to do

16 places to go in Kewaunee

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Kewaunee

8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Seidel Lake
Biking & sports

2.3 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

2.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Tennis
4Baseball
1Football
1Skate park

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

5 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Marquette Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1993
About it
Kewaunee County Sheriff's Residence and JailBuilding · listed 1996
About it
Kewaunee Post OfficeBuilding · listed 2000
About it
MAJOR WILBUR FR. BROWDER (tugboat)Structure · listed 2002
About it
Kewaunee Pierhead LighthouseBuilding · listed 2022
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Kewaunee: July to September

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)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.8
High (°F)262938506172777669564332
Rain (in)1.61.11.83.13.53.83.23.42.93.02.21.8

February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Kewaunee →

Next door

Kewaunee and its neighbors

Kewaunee has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

West Kewaunee3.2 miKewaunee1.8 miPierce1.3 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Kewaunee5%0.55196%A−
Pierce— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
West Kewaunee8%0.11,47821%B

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

Questions about parks and trails in Kewaunee

Where can I hike in Kewaunee?

The longest trail networks: Harbor Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Kewaunee is conserved land?

5% 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 Kewaunee’s trails?

Harbor Park and City of Kewaunee Memorial Field don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Kewaunee?

2.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.3 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Kewaunee?

3,245 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kewaunee or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 144 of them inside the city line.

How much outdoors does Kewaunee have?

Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #90 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 Kewaunee 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 →