Kinnickinnic River Fishery Area
Managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
266 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Kinnickinnic
Kinnickinnic has 531 acres of parks, 331 for every 1,000 residents
30% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Kinnickinnic’s land is conserved, about 642 acres.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
642 acres · of 35.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
531 ac
331 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
30%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Kinnickinnic?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kinnickinnic have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kinnickinnic is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kinnickinnic’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land331 acres of park per 1,000 residents (531 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home30% 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 39%
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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.
Kinnickinnic County Forest
Nature preserve
79 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
642 conserved acres
3% of Kinnickinnic’s land. Who manages Kinnickinnic’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources885 ac
Private owners148 ac
Town or city1 ac
State Recreation Area · 732 acRecreation or Education Easement · 153 acState Conservation Area · 135 acPrivate Conservation · 7 acConservation Easement · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinnickinnic River Fishery Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 617 | Open |
| Stream Bank Protection Fee Program State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 135 | Open |
| Kinnickinnic River Fishery Area 9 State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 113 | Open |
| Statewide Habitat Areas Private Conservation | Private owners | 7 | Closed |
| Western Prairie Habitat Restoration Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 2 | Open |
| Boy Scout Conservancy Area Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
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.
Courts & fields
1Baseball
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).
Kinnickinnic ChurchBuilding · listed 2000
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Kinnickinnic
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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 28 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 57 | 41 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
February is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Kinnickinnic →
Next door
Kinnickinnic and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinnickinnic | 3% | under 0.1 | 331 | 30% | C+ |
| River Falls | 16% | 2.0 | 50 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Warren | 7% | 0.1 | 547 | 23% | B |
| Troy | 3% | 0.2 | 16 | 32% | C+ |
| River Falls | 2% | 0.1 | 130 | 48% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Kinnickinnic
How much of Kinnickinnic 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 Kinnickinnic’s trails?
Kinnickinnic River Fishery Area and Kinnickinnic County Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Kinnickinnic?
11,989 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kinnickinnic or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 531 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kinnickinnic 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 Kinnickinnic 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 →