Mukwa State Wildlife Area
Nature preserve
1,370 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Mukwa
Mukwa has 1,833 acres of parks, 655 for every 1,000 residents
8% of Mukwa’s land is conserved, about 1,636 acres. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Mukwa. 29% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns · #254 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
1,636 acres · of 31.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,833 ac
655 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
29%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
11
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Mukwa?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mukwa have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mukwa is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns, #254 of 362 in Wisconsin. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mukwa’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land655 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,833 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home29% 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 55%
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Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 30%
Water is 6% of Mukwa’s area (2 of 33 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 8%.
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
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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.
Wolf River State Fishery Area
Nature preserve
206 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Mukwa Bottomland Forest State Natural Area
Nature preserve
168 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Poppy's Rock State Natural Area
Park
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,636 conserved acres
8% of Mukwa’s land. Water is left out: Mukwa has 31.1 square miles of land and 1.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Mukwa’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources1,534 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)95 ac
Other state land14 ac
Town or city1 ac
State Recreation Area · 1,548 acConservation Easement · 95 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 95 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mukwa Wildlife Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 1,328 | Open |
| Wolf River Fishery Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 202 | Open |
| Wolf River Sturgeon Trail State Recreation Area | Other state land | 14 | Open |
| Statewide Public Access - Lm State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 2 | Open |
| Statewide Public Access State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 2 | Open |
| Hatten Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Mukwa
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mukwa
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
11 lakes & rivers
When to get out
The walking year in Mukwa
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 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 25 | 30 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 58 | 43 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Mukwa →
Next door
Mukwa and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mukwa | 8% | under 0.1 | 655 | 29% | B− |
| New London | 9% | 0.1 | 42 | 99% | A− |
| Caledonia | 2% | 0.1 | 221 | under 1% | C+ |
| Royalton | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 9% | D |
| Lebanon | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 3% | D |
| Hortonia | 1% | 0.2 | 29 | 17% | C |
| Weyauwega | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mukwa
How much of Mukwa is conserved land?
8% 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 Mukwa’s trails?
Mukwa State Wildlife Area and Wolf River State Fishery Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mukwa?
11,953 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mukwa or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,833 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mukwa have?
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #254 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 Mukwa 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 →