Photo: Alinghi3 · CC BY-SA 3.0Mount Pleasant has 876 acres of parks, 31 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Campus Park (1.8 mi), Smolenski Park (1 mi), Sander's Park Hardwoods (No. 56) (1 mi). 81% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 14 miles of mapped trail cross Mount Pleasant, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #239 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Mount Pleasant?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Mount Pleasant have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mount Pleasant is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns, #239 of 362 in Wisconsin. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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
The longest trail network is Campus Park, with 1.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Sander's Park Hardwoods (No. 56)
All 17 parks & preserves
208 conserved acres
1% of Mount Pleasant’s land. Who manages Mount Pleasant’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanders Park Local Park | County | 97 | Open |
| Haban Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 41 | Open |
| Stewart-Mcbride Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Cozy Acres Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Colonial Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Smolenski Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Drozd Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Pheasant Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| James Turek Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Pike River Pathway Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
36 places to go in Mount Pleasant
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Plus 23 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3 boat launches without a name on the map.
Plus 1 picnic area without a name on the map.
1 campground without a name on the map.
6 lakes & rivers
38 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.
The best walking months in Mount Pleasant: July to September
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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 44 | 56 | 67 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
February is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Mount Pleasant →
Mount Pleasant and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Mount Pleasant
Where can I hike in Mount Pleasant?
The longest trail networks: Campus Park, 1.8 miles; Smolenski Park, 1 miles; Sander's Park Hardwoods (No. 56), 1 miles; Haban Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant’s trails?
Campus Park and Smolenski Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mount Pleasant?
38 miles of bike routes are on the map: 9.5 of painted or protected lanes, 27 of off-road paths and 1.5 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Mount Pleasant?
12,936 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mount Pleasant or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 876 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mount Pleasant have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #239 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 Mount Pleasant 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 →