Burnett County Forest
Nature preserve
304 acres0.1 mi of trail
Snowmobile/ATV Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Oakland
Oakland has 116 acres of parks, 116 for every 1,000 residents
1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Oakland. 28% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Oakland’s land is conserved, about 741 acres.
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
741 acres · of 26.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
116 ac
116 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
28%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.6 mi
5.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
19
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Oakland?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Oakland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oakland is ahead of 45% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Oakland’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land116 acres of park per 1,000 residents (116 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home28% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 45%
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Water is 21% of Oakland’s area (7 of 33 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 B. 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 Burnett County Forest, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ray & Evelyn Pardun Memorial Access
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Devils Lake Beach and Landing
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
741 conserved acres
4% of Oakland’s land. Water is left out: Oakland has 26.0 square miles of land and 6.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Oakland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources850 ac
Private owners121 ac
State Conservation Area · 529 acState Recreation Area · 216 acPrivate Park · 121 acState Park · 92 acState Resource Management Area · 12 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danbury Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 300 | Restricted |
| Statewide Habitat Areas State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 216 | Restricted |
| Yellow Lake State Habitat Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 216 | Open |
| Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 121 | Open |
| Gandy Dancer State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 92 | Open |
| State Owned Islands State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 12 | Open |
| State Owned Islands - Burnett County - Mud Lake - Island No 1 State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 8 | Open |
| State Owned Islands - Burnett County - Johnson Lake - Island No 3 State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 2 | Open |
| State Owned Islands - Burnett County - Johnson Lake - Island No 4 State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
| State Owned Islands - Burnett County - Johnson Lake - Island No 5 State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
1 places to go in Oakland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Oakland
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 19 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Snowmobile/ATV Trail0.1 mi
Biking & sports
5.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Tennis
1Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Oakland
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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 21 | 27 | 40 | 54 | 67 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 70 | 56 | 40 | 26 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Oakland →
Next door
Oakland and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 4% | under 0.1 | 116 | 28% | B− |
| Meenon | 1% | 0.1 | 117 | 32% | C+ |
| Union | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Jackson | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Swiss | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sand Lake | — 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 Oakland
Where can I hike in Oakland?
The longest trail networks: Burnett County Forest, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Oakland is conserved land?
4% 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 Oakland’s trails?
Burnett County Forest and Ray & Evelyn Pardun Memorial Access don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Oakland?
5.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Oakland?
29,399 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oakland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 116 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Oakland have?
Ahead of 45% 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 Oakland 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 →