Juneau County Fairgrounds
Park
34 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Joehanneman · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Mauston
97% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Mauston
106 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Mauston’s land is conserved, about 42 acres. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Mauston, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #248 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
42 acres · of 4.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
106 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.3 mi
0.4 mi lanes · 1.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Mauston?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mauston have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mauston is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #248 of 362 in Wisconsin. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mauston’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (106 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home97% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 56%
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Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 32%
Water is 9% of Mauston’s area (0 of 5 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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 Juneau County Fairgrounds, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Veteran's Memorial Park
Park
21 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 8 parks & preserves
Juneau County Fairgrounds34 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Veteran's Memorial Park21 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsMile Bluff/ Kwanis Park18 acres
DirectionsLions Park - Grayside7 acres
DirectionsJones Park4 acres
DirectionsRiverside Park3 acres
DirectionsMarachowsky's Park3 acres
Lions Park - Vine St2 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
42 conserved acres
1% of Mauston’s land. Water is left out: Mauston has 4.5 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Mauston’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city42 ac
Local Park · 42 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mile Bluff/Kwanis Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Vetrans Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Lions Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Riverside Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Jones Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Marachowsky'S Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
9 places to go in Mauston
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mauston
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Mauston
Mauston Dog Park
DirectionsBoat launches in Mauston
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Tennis
5Baseball
2Basketball
2Beach volleyball
1Soccer
1Tracks
1Football
1Skate park
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).
When to get out
The walking year in Mauston
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 | 31 | 43 | 57 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 44 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
February is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Mauston →
Next door
Mauston and its neighbors
Mauston 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauston | 1% | 0.1 | 25 | 97% | B |
| Lemonweir | 1% | under 0.1 | 231 | 13% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mauston
Where can I hike in Mauston?
The longest trail networks: Juneau County Fairgrounds, 0.4 miles; Veteran's Memorial Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mauston 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 Mauston’s trails?
Juneau County Fairgrounds and Veteran's Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mauston?
2.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of painted or protected lanes and 1.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Mauston?
8,728 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mauston or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 106 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mauston have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #248 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 Mauston 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 →