Bonnie Brae · Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC0Linn has 174 acres of parks, 64 for every 1,000 residents
22 miles of mapped trail cross Linn, 0.8 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Linn Nature Park (2.7 mi). 12% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns · #281 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Linn?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Linn have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Linn is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns, #281 of 362 in Wisconsin. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Water is 19% of Linn’s area (7 of 34 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Linn Nature Park, with 2.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Big Foot Beach State Park
Black Point Estate
135 conserved acres
1% of Linn’s land. Water is left out: Linn has 27.4 square miles of land and 6.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Linn’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 129 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Foot Beach State Park State Park | State natural resources | 6 | Open |
23 places to go in Linn
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 7 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
8 boat launches without a name on the map.
3 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
September is the best month for walking in Linn
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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 33 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 46 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Linn →
Linn and its neighbors
Linn has the second most mapped trails of the 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linn | 1% | 0.8 | 64 | 12% | B− |
| Lake Geneva | 10% | 1.9 | 80 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Williams Bay | 13% | 3.4 | 81 | 96% | A+ |
| Fontana-on-Geneva Lake | 4% | 2.3 | 23 | 63% | A− |
| Geneva | 1% | 1.0 | 17 | 46% | B− |
| Bloomfield | 7% | 0.1 | 5 | 43% | C |
| Walworth | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 11% | D |
| Bloomfield | — 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 Linn
Where can I hike in Linn?
The longest trail networks: Linn Nature Park, 2.7 miles; Big Foot Beach State Park, 0.2 miles; Black Point Estate, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Linn 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 Linn’s trails?
Linn Nature Park and Big Foot Beach State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Linn?
8,465 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Linn or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 174 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Linn have?
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #281 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 Linn neighbors.
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 →