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Maiden Rock Wisconsin downtown 1 WIS35Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0
–Not graded
Outdoors in Maiden Rock

Few parks or trails are on the map in Maiden Rock

2% of Maiden Rock’s land is conserved, about 626 acres. 451 acres are parks and preserves, 1,031 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Maiden Rock.

Conserved land
2%
626 acres · of 39.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
451 ac
1,031 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
11%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,165 ft
Nerike Hill
Lakes & rivers
2
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

12
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.

Rush River Delta State Natural Area

Nature preserve
334 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Pine Creek Fishery Area

Managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
236 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

626 conserved acres

2% of Maiden Rock’s land. Water is left out: Maiden Rock has 39.9 square miles of land and 4.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Maiden Rock’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources839 ac
County143 ac
State Conservation Area · 499 acState Recreation Area · 444 acRecreation or Education Easement · 33 acState Other or Unknown · 5 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 34 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Statewide Habitat Areas - Wd
State Recreation Area
State natural resources444Open
Statewide Habitat Areas
State Conservation Area
State natural resources214Restricted
Natural Area
State Conservation Area
County143Restricted
Rush River Delta State Natural Area
State Conservation Area
State natural resources143Restricted
Rem-Pine Creek
State Other or Unknown
State natural resources5Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Maiden Rock

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Maiden Rock
Nerike Hill1,165 ft elevation
Directions
Cotter Hill1,122 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

The walking year in Maiden Rock

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.8
High (°F)222841556877817971584128
Rain (in)1.01.11.93.24.35.34.24.63.82.71.81.3

January is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Maiden Rock →

Next door

Maiden Rock and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Maiden Rock— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Union— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Isabelle— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Stockholm— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pepin— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Frankfort— 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 Maiden Rock

Are dogs allowed on Maiden Rock’s trails?

Rush River Delta State Natural Area and Pine Creek Fishery Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Maiden Rock?

22,826 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Maiden Rock or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 451 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Maiden Rock 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 →