Norrie has 64 acres of parks, 61 for every 1,000 residents
19% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5.5 miles of mapped trail cross Norrie, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Norrie have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Norrie is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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65 conserved acres
under 1% of Norrie’s land. Who manages Norrie’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain-Bay State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 62 | Open |
2 places to go in Norrie
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 campgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail and 6 lakes & rivers
The walking year in Norrie
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 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 28 | 40 | 54 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 56 | 40 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Norrie →
Norrie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norrie | under 1% | 0.2 | 61 | 19% | C |
| Hatley | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Ringle | 11% | 0.6 | 2,116 | 53% | A− |
| Birnamwood | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Plover | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Elderon | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Eland | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Easton | 1% | 0.1 | 243 | 5% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Norrie
How much of Norrie 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.
Is there public land near Norrie?
18,701 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Norrie or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 64 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Norrie have?
Ahead of 33% 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 Norrie 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 →