Kiwanis Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 2.5COutdoors
Outdoors in Markesan
Markesan has 7 acres of parks, 5.2 for every 1,000 residents
0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Markesan, 0.3 per square mile of land. 65% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 2.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
5.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
65%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Markesan have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Markesan is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Markesan’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land5.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (7 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13CParks close to home65% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 27%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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.
Hein Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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
3Tennis
3Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Markesan
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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 30 | 42 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 44 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
February is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Markesan →
Next door
Markesan and its neighbors
Markesan has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markesan | under 1% | 0.3 | 5 | 65% | C |
| Green Lake | — 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 Markesan
How much of Markesan 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 Markesan’s trails?
Kiwanis Park and Hein Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Markesan?
3,450 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Markesan or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Markesan have?
Ahead of 27% 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 Markesan 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 →