Chippewa County Forest
Nature preserve
356 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Lake Holcombe
Lake Holcombe has 254 acres of parks, 226 for every 1,000 residents
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Lake Holcombe. 13% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Lake Holcombe’s land is conserved, about 335 acres.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
335 acres · of 26.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
254 ac
226 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
13%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
5
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Lake Holcombe?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lake Holcombe have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lake Holcombe is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lake Holcombe’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% 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 land226 acres of park per 1,000 residents (254 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home13% 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 34%
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Water is 13% of Lake Holcombe’s area (4 of 30 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Lake Holcombe. 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 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.
Who protects it
335 conserved acres
2% of Lake Holcombe’s land. Water is left out: Lake Holcombe has 26.6 square miles of land and 3.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lake Holcombe’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County250 ac
Private owners84 ac
Bureau of Land Management1 ac
Local Conservation Area · 250 acPrivate Park · 84 acNational Public Lands · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa County Forest Local Conservation Area | County | 250 | Open |
| Twin Oaks Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 49 | Open |
| Entwood Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 35 | Open |
| Northeastern States District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Lake Holcombe
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lake Holcombe
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Lake Holcombe
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Lake Holcombe
1 campground without a name on the map.
Trails & water
5 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
3Baseball
2Tennis
1Softball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Lake Holcombe
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 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 28 | 40 | 54 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 56 | 40 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
February is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lake Holcombe →
Next door
Lake Holcombe and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Holcombe | 2% | under 0.1 | 226 | 13% | C |
| Birch Creek | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Estella | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Cleveland | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Ruby | — 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 Lake Holcombe
How much of Lake Holcombe is conserved land?
2% 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 Lake Holcombe’s trails?
Chippewa County Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lake Holcombe?
39,274 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lake Holcombe or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 255 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lake Holcombe have?
Ahead of 34% 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 Lake Holcombe 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 →