Pine Harbor Woods County Park
Park
39 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lafayette
Lafayette has 274 acres of parks, 43 for every 1,000 residents
26% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns · #346 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
68 acres · of 34.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
274 ac
43 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
26%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
4 beaches · 6 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lafayette have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lafayette is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns, #346 of 362 in Wisconsin. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lafayette’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land43 acres of park per 1,000 residents (274 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home26% 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 22%
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Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 4%
Water is 11% of Lafayette’s area (4 of 39 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Lafayette. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
68 conserved acres
under 1% of Lafayette’s land. Water is left out: Lafayette has 34.5 square miles of land and 4.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lafayette’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County75 ac
Town or city29 ac
Local Conservation Area · 40 acLocal Park · 37 acLocal Recreation Area · 27 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa County Forest Local Conservation Area | County | 40 | Open |
| Pine Harbor Woods Park Local Park | County | 36 | Open |
| Lafayette Athletic Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Rays Beach Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
15 places to go in Lafayette
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Lafayette
4 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Swimming spots in Lafayette
1 swimming spot without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Lafayette
3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Lafayette
6 boat launches without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Lafayette
Pine Harbor Camp Ground
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
Courts & fields
4Tennis
3Baseball
3Pickleball
1Softball
1Basketball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Lafayette
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) | 23 | 29 | 41 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 57 | 41 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
January is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lafayette →
Next door
Lafayette and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Seymour22 miChippewa Falls8.1 miEagle Point7.4 miAnson4.4 miLake Hallie4.1 miLafayette0.0 miHallie0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette | under 1% | under 0.1 | 43 | 26% | C− |
| Anson | 14% | 0.1 | 1,249 | 70% | A− |
| Eagle Point | under 1% | 0.1 | 84 | 25% | C |
| Chippewa Falls | 9% | 0.7 | 69 | 99%+ | A |
| Seymour | 11% | 0.7 | 676 | 47% | A− |
| Hallie | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lake Hallie | 6% | 0.3 | 75 | 98% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lafayette
How much of Lafayette is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Lafayette’s trails?
Pine Harbor Woods County Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lafayette?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lafayette?
21,493 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lafayette or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 274 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lafayette have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #346 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 Lafayette 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 →