Oconto County Forest
Nature preserve
2,152 acres3.3 mi of trail
NF-103NF-102
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Morgan
Morgan has 2,175 acres of parks, 2,001 for every 1,000 residents
10% of Morgan’s land is conserved, about 2,162 acres. The biggest trail networks: Oconto County Forest (3.3 mi). 4.8 miles of mapped trail cross Morgan, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
2,162 acres · of 35.5 sq mi of land
Trails
4.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
2,175 ac
2,001 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
25%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Morgan?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Morgan have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Morgan is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Morgan’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land2,001 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2,175 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home25% 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 62%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A−. 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 Oconto County Forest, with 3.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
2,162 conserved acres
10% of Morgan’s land. Who manages Morgan’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County2,162 ac
Local Conservation Area · 2,162 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oconto County Forest Local Conservation Area | County | 2,162 | Open |
Trails & water
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
NF-1031.0 mi
NF-1020.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Morgan: May and August
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 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 25 | 30 | 41 | 54 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 57 | 43 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Morgan →
Next door
Morgan and its neighbors
Morgan has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan | 10% | 0.1 | 2,001 | 25% | B |
| Abrams | 25% | 0.6 | 2,741 | 44% | A |
| Green Valley | 1% | 0.1 | 41 | 25% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Morgan
Where can I hike in Morgan?
The longest trail networks: Oconto County Forest, 3.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Morgan is conserved land?
10% 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 Morgan’s trails?
Oconto County Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Morgan?
11,218 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Morgan or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,175 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Morgan have?
Ahead of 62% 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 Morgan 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 →