Marathon County Forest-Wisconsin River Unit
Nature preserve
103 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Maine
Maine has 256 acres of parks, 98 for every 1,000 residents
1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Maine. 21% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns · #333 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
162 acres · of 43.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
256 ac
98 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
21%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Maine?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Maine have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Maine is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns, #333 of 362 in Wisconsin. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Maine’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land98 acres of park per 1,000 residents (256 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home21% 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 29%
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Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 8%
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Brokaw County Park
Managed by Marathon County
79 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
162 conserved acres
1% of Maine’s land. Who manages Maine’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County113 ac
Private owners41 ac
Town or city8 ac
Local Conservation Area · 113 acPrivate Park · 41 acLocal Park · 8 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marathon County Forest Local Conservation Area | County | 113 | Open |
| Restlawn Memorial Park Private Park | Private owners | 41 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Maine
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Maine
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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.
Courts & fields
2Tennis
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Maine
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 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 27 | 39 | 53 | 66 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Maine →
Next door
Maine and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Maine
How much of Maine 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 Maine’s trails?
Marathon County Forest-Wisconsin River Unit and Brokaw County Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Maine?
11,858 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Maine or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 256 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Maine have?
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #333 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 Maine 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 →