Pine Island State Wildlife Area
Managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
506 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lewiston
Lewiston has 426 acres of parks, 271 for every 1,000 residents
12% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.2 miles of mapped trail cross Lewiston, 0.1 per square mile of land. 5% of Lewiston’s land is conserved, about 1,652 acres.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
1,652 acres · of 52.5 sq mi of land
Trails
3.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
426 ac
271 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
12%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Lewiston?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lewiston have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lewiston is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lewiston’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land271 acres of park per 1,000 residents (426 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home12% 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 46%
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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.
Who protects it
1,652 conserved acres
5% of Lewiston’s land. Who manages Lewiston’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)1,223 ac
State natural resources421 ac
Bureau of Land Management9 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,223 acState Recreation Area · 421 acNational Public Lands · 9 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,223 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Island Wildlife Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 420 | Open |
| Northeastern States District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 9 | Open |
| Statewide Public Access State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
| Statewide Public Access - Sd State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Lewiston
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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 32 | 44 | 57 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 73 | 60 | 45 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
February is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lewiston →
Next door
Lewiston and its neighbors
Lewiston has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewiston | 5% | 0.1 | 271 | 12% | B− |
| Caledonia | 18% | under 0.1 | 2,634 | 16% | B |
| Fairfield | 7% | 0.1 | 1,242 | 8% | B |
| Portage | 11% | 0.2 | 56 | 90% | A− |
| Newport | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Fort Winnebago | — 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 Lewiston
How much of Lewiston 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 Lewiston’s trails?
Pine Island State Wildlife Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lewiston?
22,146 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lewiston or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 435 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lewiston have?
Ahead of 46% 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 Lewiston 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 →