Forest County Forest
Nature preserve
1,016 acres3 mi of trail
Crandon - Pelican Lake
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Nashville
Nashville has 353 acres of parks, 287 for every 1,000 residents
79 miles of mapped trail cross Nashville, 1.2 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Forest County Forest (3 mi). 11% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
1,243 acres · of 67.2 sq mi of land
Trails
79 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
353 ac
287 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
11%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
26
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Nashville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Nashville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Nashville is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Nashville’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (79 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land287 acres of park per 1,000 residents (353 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home11% 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 66%
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Water is 7% of Nashville’s area (5 of 72 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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 Forest County Forest, with 3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,243 conserved acres
3% of Nashville’s land. Water is left out: Nashville has 67.2 square miles of land and 5.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Nashville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources1,245 ac
U.S. Forest Service2 ac
County1 ac
Forest Stewardship Easement · 835 acState Recreation Area · 329 acState Park · 75 acState Conservation Area · 3 acState Resource Management Area · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 835 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bog Brook Wildlife Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 262 | Open |
| Wolf River State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 75 | Open |
| Lily Lake Public Access State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 39 | Restricted |
| Bishop Lake Public Access State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 19 | Restricted |
| Statewide Public Access - Nw State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 6 | Open |
| Statewide Public Access State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 3 | Open |
| State Owned Islands State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 3 | Open |
| State Owned Islands - Nw State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 3 | Open |
| Nicolet National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 2 | Open |
| Langlade County Forest Local Conservation Area | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Nashville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Nashville
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 named trails and 26 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 8.5 miHorses · 6.1 miUnpaved · 6.1 mi
Shawano - Crandon Line6.1 mi
Snowmobile Trail1.5 mi
Crandon - Pelican Lake0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Arbutus LakelakeBishop LakelakeBogbrook ImpoundmentreservoirClark LakeCook LakeCrane LakelakeCrawford LakeCrystal LakelakeDeep Hole LakelakeDuck LakelakeGrass LakelakeJungle LakelakeKimberly LakeLily LakelakeLittle Sand LakelakeMole Lake;Dewe’igan-madwewe-agaaming-zaaga’iganlakeOak LakelakePickerel LakelakeRice LakelakeSaint Johns LakeWalsh LakeBog BrookGliske CreekLily RiverLogan CreekSwamp Creek;Mushgigagamong-ziibins
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Dinesen-Motzfeldt-Hettinger Log HouseBuilding · listed 2005
About itWhen to get out
August is the best month for walking in Nashville
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 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 21 | 27 | 38 | 51 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 75 | 67 | 54 | 38 | 26 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Nashville →
Next door
Nashville and its neighbors
Nashville has the second most mapped trails of the 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville | 3% | 1.2 | 287 | 11% | B+ |
| Ainsworth | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lincoln | 34% | 1.2 | 9,541 | 77% | A+ |
| Langlade | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Crandon | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Freedom | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Schoepke | — 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 Nashville
Where can I hike in Nashville?
The longest trail networks: Forest County Forest, 3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Nashville is conserved land?
3% 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 Nashville’s trails?
Forest County Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Nashville?
166,754 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nashville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 361 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Nashville have?
Ahead of 66% 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 Nashville 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 →