Amery Environmental Education Area
Managed by School District of Amery
50 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lincoln
Lincoln has 144 acres of parks, 71 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Amery Environmental Education Area (1.6 mi). 38% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 8.3 miles of mapped trail cross Lincoln, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
206 acres · of 35.6 sq mi of land
Trails
8.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
144 ac
71 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
38%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
10
2 beaches · 1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lincoln have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lincoln is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lincoln’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land71 acres of park per 1,000 residents (144 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home38% 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 44%
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Water is 7% of Lincoln’s area (3 of 38 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
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
The longest trail network is Amery Environmental Education Area, with 1.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
206 conserved acres
1% of Lincoln’s land. Water is left out: Lincoln has 35.6 square miles of land and 2.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lincoln’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)116 ac
State natural resources80 ac
Town or city7 ac
Private owners3 ac
Conservation Easement · 116 acState Park · 80 acLocal Park · 7 acPrivate Park · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 116 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattail State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 50 | Open |
| Stower Seven Lakes State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 30 | Open |
| York Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Amery Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 3 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Lincoln
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Lincoln
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Lincoln
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 named trails and 10 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 5.6 mi
Cattail State Trail3.8 mi
Stower Seven Lakes State Trail2.6 mi
Vijobi Trail0.1 mi
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.
Stower Seven Lakes State TrailBike route
2.6 miCourts & fields
1Volleyball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Lincoln
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 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 28 | 40 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 70 | 56 | 40 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lincoln →
Next door
Lincoln and its neighbors
Lincoln has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | 1% | 0.2 | 71 | 38% | C+ |
| Amery | 10% | 1.4 | 74 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Garfield | 1% | 0.2 | 198 | 25% | C+ |
| Clayton | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Black Brook | 3% | 0.2 | 121 | 14% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lincoln
Where can I hike in Lincoln?
The longest trail networks: Amery Environmental Education Area, 1.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lincoln is conserved land?
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 Lincoln’s trails?
Amery Environmental Education Area and York Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lincoln?
11,745 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lincoln or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 144 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lincoln have?
Ahead of 44% 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 Lincoln 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 →