St. Croix Station Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad Car Shop Historic District · Photo: Znns · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in North Hudson
6% of North Hudson’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. 95 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents. 6% of North Hudson’s land is conserved, about 57 acres.
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns · #221 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
57 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
95 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
2 beaches
What kind of outdoors town is North Hudson?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does North Hudson have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, North Hudson is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns, #221 of 362 in Wisconsin. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of North Hudson’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (95 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 63%
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Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 39%
Water is 36% of North Hudson’s area (1 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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.
Ferry Landing Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Chief Jansen Memorial Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Sommers Landing Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 11 parks & preserves
St. Croix Station Park9 acres
Ferry Landing Park8 acres
Chief Jansen Memorial Park5 acres
Sommers Landing Park5 acres
Woodcrest Park4 acres
Deer Run Park4 acres
Mallalieu Park3 acres
Webster Park3 acres
DirectionsEagle Woods Park2 acres
Jens & Gurian Jenson Memorial Park2 acres
Pepper Fest Park1 acres
Who protects it
57 conserved acres
6% of North Hudson’s land. Water is left out: North Hudson has 1.6 square miles of land and 0.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages North Hudson’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city57 ac
Local Park · 48 acLocal Recreation Area · 8 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| St Croix Station Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Ferry Landing Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Sommers Landing Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Eagle Woods Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Jenson Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Glen Oaks Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in North Hudson
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in North Hudson
Brown's Beach
DirectionsBrowns Beach
DirectionsPlaygrounds in North Hudson
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
Courts & fields
8Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad Car Shop Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1984
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in North Hudson
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 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 29 | 42 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 72 | 58 | 42 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
February is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in North Hudson →
Next door
North Hudson and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in North Hudson
How much of North Hudson is conserved land?
6% 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 North Hudson’s trails?
St. Croix Station Park and Ferry Landing Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in North Hudson?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near North Hudson?
16,772 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North Hudson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 95 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does North Hudson have?
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #221 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 North Hudson 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 →