Outagamie County Pet Exercise Area
Managed by Outagamie County
15 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dogs allowed
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Little Chute
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Little Chute
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Outagamie County Pet Exercise Area (0.6 mi). 158 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #201 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
110 acres · of 6.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.9 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
158 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.6 mi
3.9 mi lanes · 2.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
5
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Little Chute?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Little Chute have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Little Chute is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #201 of 362 in Wisconsin. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Little Chute’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (158 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 66%
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Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 45%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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 Outagamie County Pet Exercise Area, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Heesakker Park
Park
28 acres0.4 mi of trail
Fox Cities Paper Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 6 parks & preserves
Outagamie County Pet Exercise Area15 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Outagamie County
Heesakker Park28 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsIsland Park29 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsLegion Park10 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsVan Lieshout Park21 acres
DirectionsDoyal Park18 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
110 conserved acres
3% of Little Chute’s land. Who manages Little Chute’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city104 ac
County3 ac
Bureau of Land Management1 ac
Local Park · 107 acNational Public Lands · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heesakker Park Local Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Island Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Van Lieshout Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Doyle Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Legion Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Island Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Creekview Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Pet Excercise Area Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
| Northeastern States District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 1 | Open |
Things to do
11 places to go in Little Chute
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Little Chute
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Little Chute
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Fishing spots in Little Chute
1 fishing spot without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.1 mi
Fox Cities Paper Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
6.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.9 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Baseball
5Basketball
5Soccer
2Beach volleyball
2Tennis
1Skate park
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 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.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Little Chute
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 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 30 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 44 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Little Chute →
Next door
Little Chute and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Appleton12 miGrand Chute12 miKaukauna5.2 miLittle Chute1.9 miCombined Locks1.1 miKimberly0.9 miVandenbroek0.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Chute | 3% | 0.3 | 13 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Vandenbroek | under 1% | 0.1 | 29 | 41% | C− |
| Kaukauna | 3% | 0.6 | 14 | 95% | B+ |
| Grand Chute | 4% | 0.5 | 27 | 85% | B+ |
| Kimberly | 6% | 0.4 | 16 | 99%+ | A− |
| Appleton | 5% | 0.5 | 12 | 92% | B+ |
| Combined Locks | 9% | 0.6 | 38 | 99%+ | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Little Chute
Where can I hike in Little Chute?
The longest trail networks: Outagamie County Pet Exercise Area, 0.6 miles; Heesakker Park, 0.4 miles; Island Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Little Chute is conserved land?
3% 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 Little Chute’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Outagamie County Pet Exercise Area. For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Little Chute?
6.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.9 of painted or protected lanes and 2.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Little Chute?
5,186 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Little Chute or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 160 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Little Chute have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #201 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 Little Chute 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 →