St. Augustine Church (Additional Documentation) · Photo: WrongBrothers12 · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in New Diggings
2% of New Diggings’ land is conserved, about 297 acres. 1 acre is park or preserve, 3.2 per 1,000 residents. 6.0 miles of mapped trail cross New Diggings, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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297 conserved acres
2% of New Diggings’ land. Who manages New Diggings’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 297 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
1 lakes & rivers
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
September is the best month for walking in New Diggings
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) | 27 | 32 | 45 | 59 | 70 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 46 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
January is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in New Diggings →
New Diggings and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Diggings | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Benton | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Shullsburg | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Elk Grove | — 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 New Diggings
Is there public land near New Diggings?
2,365 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Diggings or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from New Diggings 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 →