Neillsville Park
Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Neillsville Downtown Historic District · Photo: Jeff the quiet · CC0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Neillsville
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Neillsville
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2.6 miles of mapped trail cross Neillsville, 0.9 per square mile of land. 62 acres are parks and preserves, 28 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
2 acres · of 2.7 sq mi of land
Trails
2.6 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
62 ac
28 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Neillsville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Neillsville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Neillsville is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Neillsville’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land28 acres of park per 1,000 residents (62 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 74%
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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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tock Memorial Field
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
2 conserved acres
under 1% of Neillsville’s land. Who manages Neillsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Bureau of Land Management2 ac
National Public Lands · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern States District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Neillsville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Neillsville
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.6 miUnpaved · 1.7 mi
Merrilian to Marshfield1.6 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
3Football
3Baseball
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →15 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Clark County JailBuilding · listed 1978
About itNeillsville Downtown Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2000
About itNeillsville Post OfficeBuilding · listed 2000
About itFirst Church of Christ, ScientistBuilding · listed 2003
About itNeillsville Masonic Temple Lodge No. 163Building · listed 2004
About itGeorge W. and Sarah Trogner HouseBuilding · listed 2005
About itForrest D. and Marian Calway HouseBuilding · listed 2005
About itJohn and Maria Hein HouseBuilding · listed 2006
About itDecatur and Kate Dickinson HouseBuilding · listed 2007
About itCharles C. and Katharyn Sniteman HouseBuilding · listed 2011
About itWilliam B. and Jennie Tufts HouseBuilding · listed 2012
About itWisconsin PavilionBuilding · listed 2012
About it3 more on the History page.
When to get out
The walking year in Neillsville
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 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 29 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 57 | 41 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
January is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Neillsville →
Questions about parks and trails in Neillsville
How much of Neillsville is conserved land?
under 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 Neillsville’s trails?
Neillsville Park and Marguerite Listeman Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Neillsville?
55,462 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Neillsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 63 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Neillsville have?
Ahead of 74% 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 Neillsville 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 →