Rocky Run Preserve
Managed by City of Stevens Point
143 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Linwood
Few parks or trails are on the map in Linwood
5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.7 miles of mapped trail cross Linwood, 0.1 per square mile of land. 19 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
10 acres · of 31.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
19 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
12 mi
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Linwood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Linwood is ahead of 15% 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 Linwood’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (19 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13BParks close to home5% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 15%
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Water is 7% of Linwood’s area (2 of 34 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 Linwood. 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Consolidated Park
Park
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
AJ Tech Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
10 conserved acres
under 1% of Linwood’s land. Water is left out: Linwood has 31.2 square miles of land and 2.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Linwood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Bureau of Land Management7 ac
Private owners3 ac
National Public Lands · 7 acLocal Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern States District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 7 | Open |
| Al Tech County Park Local Park | Private owners | 2 | Open |
| Consolidated County Park Local Park | Private owners | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
12 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
12 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
When to get out
The walking year in Linwood
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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 24 | 29 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 42 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Linwood →
Next door
Linwood and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linwood | under 1% | 0.1 | 17 | 5% | C− |
| Whiting | 14% | 5.4 | 162 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Plover | 3% | 0.9 | 17 | 96% | A− |
| Plover | 7% | 0.1 | 545 | 47% | B+ |
| Rudolph | 1% | under 0.1 | 172 | 14% | C |
| Carson | 7% | 0.1 | 1,347 | 16% | B− |
| Stevens Point | 8% | 2.5 | 44 | 99% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Linwood
How much of Linwood 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 Linwood’s trails?
Rocky Run Preserve and Consolidated Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Linwood?
12 miles of bike routes are on the map: 12 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Linwood?
23,805 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Linwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Linwood have?
Ahead of 15% 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 Linwood 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 →