Green Bay Road Bridge · Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Manitowoc Rapids
3.7 miles of mapped trail cross Manitowoc Rapids, 0.1 per square mile of land. 35% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 32 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Manitowoc Rapids have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Manitowoc Rapids is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Silver Lake Park
3 conserved acres
under 1% of Manitowoc Rapids’ land. Who manages Manitowoc Rapids’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc River Public Access State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 3 | Open |
1 places to go in Manitowoc Rapids
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
4 lakes & rivers
4.3 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
September is the best month for walking in Manitowoc Rapids
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 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 30 | 40 | 52 | 63 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 57 | 44 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
February is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Manitowoc Rapids →
Manitowoc Rapids and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Manitowoc Rapids
How much of Manitowoc Rapids 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 Manitowoc Rapids’ trails?
Branch Firefighters Park and Silver Lake Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Manitowoc Rapids?
4.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths and 3.8 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Manitowoc Rapids?
8,900 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Manitowoc Rapids or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 32 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Manitowoc Rapids have?
Ahead of 23% 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 Manitowoc Rapids 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 →