Kiwanis Park
Park
51 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 2.5B+Outdoors
Outdoors in New Holstein
7% of New Holstein’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 109 acres are parks and preserves, 35 per 1,000 residents. 7% of New Holstein’s land is conserved, about 105 acres.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns · #151 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
105 acres · of 2.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
109 ac
35 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is New Holstein?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does New Holstein have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, New Holstein is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns, #151 of 362 in Wisconsin. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of New Holstein’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land35 acres of park per 1,000 residents (109 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A−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 73%
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Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 58%
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 Kiwanis Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Optimist Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
105 conserved acres
7% of New Holstein’s land. Who manages New Holstein’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city105 ac
Local Park · 102 acLocal Conservation Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 53 | Open |
| Optimist Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| New Holstein City View Nature Center Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Funke Memorial Field Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Civic Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Kiwanix Park Nature Center Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Lions Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Tower Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Market Square Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
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.
Herman C. Timm HouseBuilding · listed 1996
About itWhen to get out
September is the best month for walking in New Holstein
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 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 25 | 29 | 40 | 53 | 66 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 57 | 43 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
February is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in New Holstein →
Questions about parks and trails in New Holstein
Where can I hike in New Holstein?
The longest trail networks: Kiwanis Park, 0.1 miles; Civic Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of New Holstein is conserved land?
7% 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 New Holstein’s trails?
Kiwanis Park and Civic Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in New Holstein?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near New Holstein?
10,079 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Holstein or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 109 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does New Holstein have?
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #151 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 New Holstein 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 →