Photo: self · CC BY-SA 2.5Mosinee has 154 acres of parks, 34 for every 1,000 residents
90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.7 miles of mapped trail cross Mosinee, 0.5 per square mile of land. 4% of Mosinee’s land is conserved, about 229 acres.
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns · #124 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Mosinee?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Mosinee have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mosinee is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns, #124 of 362 in Wisconsin. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, conserved land lowest.
Water is 10% of Mosinee’s area (1 of 9 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Riedel-Redmond Nature Preserve
All 10 parks & preserves
229 conserved acres
4% of Mosinee’s land. Water is left out: Mosinee has 7.8 square miles of land and 0.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Mosinee’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indianhead Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 160 | Open |
| River Park Local Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Edgewood Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Mosinee Recreation Center Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Riedel-Redmond Nature Preserve Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Creske Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Dessert Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Gift Lands Unknown | State natural resources | 2 | Open |
| Zych Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Central Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
14 places to go in Mosinee
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
12 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
2 lakes & rivers
2.5 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Mosinee
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 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 28 | 40 | 54 | 67 | 76 | 81 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 41 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
February is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Mosinee →
Mosinee and its neighbors
Mosinee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosinee | 4% | 0.5 | 34 | 90% | A− |
| Kronenwetter | 14% | 0.1 | 568 | 76% | A− |
| Knowlton | 1% | under 0.1 | 183 | 9% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mosinee
How much of Mosinee is conserved land?
4% 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 Mosinee’s trails?
River Park and Edgewood Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mosinee?
2.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes and 2.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Mosinee?
48,593 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mosinee or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 157 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mosinee have?
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #124 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 Mosinee 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 →