Faville Prairie State Natural Area
Nature preserve
89 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Milford
Few parks or trails are on the map in Milford
1% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.5 miles of mapped trail cross Milford, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of Milford’s land is conserved, about 253 acres.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
253 acres · of 33.8 sq mi of land
Trails
2.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.9 mi
Lakes & rivers
3
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Milford have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Milford is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Milford’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13DParks close to home1% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 8%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Milford. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be D. 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
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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.
Snapper Prairie State Natural Area
Nature preserve
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
253 conserved acres
1% of Milford’s land. Who manages Milford’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)252 ac
Conservation Easement · 252 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 252 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
1 places to go in Milford
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Boat launches in Milford
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.9 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Milford
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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 32 | 43 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 45 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
February is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Milford →
Next door
Milford and its neighbors
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Lake Mills10 miAztalan5.3 miWaterloo4.9 miMilford2.5 miWatertown2.1 miShields1.1 miLake Mills0.5 miFarmington0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milford | 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 1% | D |
| Watertown | 2% | 0.1 | 15 | 13% | C− |
| Farmington | 3% | under 0.1 | 42 | 20% | C |
| Aztalan | 3% | 0.2 | 596 | 66% | B+ |
| Waterloo | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Shields | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lake Mills | 13% | 0.1 | 21 | 99%+ | A− |
| Lake Mills | 18% | 0.3 | 705 | 71% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Milford
How much of Milford 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 Milford’s trails?
Faville Prairie State Natural Area and Snapper Prairie State Natural Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Milford?
2.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.9 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Milford?
13,826 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Milford or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Milford have?
Ahead of 8% 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 Milford 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 →