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Outdoors in La Follette

Few parks or trails are on the map in La Follette

160 acres are parks and preserves, 244 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross La Follette. 8% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
1%
161 acres · of 37.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
160 ac
244 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
8%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
11
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

161 conserved acres

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

State natural resources160 ac
Private owners1 ac
State Recreation Area · 161 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Clam River Fishery Area
State Recreation Area
State natural resources160Open
Viola Lake State Public Access
State Recreation Area
State natural resources1Open
Trails & water

11 lakes & rivers

When to get out

The walking year in La Follette

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)9.010.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)222740546777817970564027
Rain (in)0.90.91.52.73.84.24.34.03.63.11.71.2

January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in La Follette →

Next door

La Follette and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
La Follette— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Siren3%under 0.137231%B−
Lorain— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sand Lake— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Dewey— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Clam Falls— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Roosevelt— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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

Questions about parks and trails in La Follette

Is there public land near La Follette?

27,404 acres of parks and open public land lie inside La Follette or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 160 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from La Follette 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 →