Photo: Gplehner · CC BY-SA 3.06% of Oconto Falls’ 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. 5.9 miles of mapped trail cross Oconto Falls, 2.0 per square mile of land. 159 acres are parks and preserves, 53 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns · #16 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Oconto Falls?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Oconto Falls have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oconto Falls is ahead of 96% of U.S. towns, #16 of 362 in Wisconsin. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
Water is 7% of Oconto Falls’ area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 6%.
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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109 conserved acres
6% of Oconto Falls’ land. Water is left out: Oconto Falls has 2.9 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Oconto Falls’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Island Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 76 | Open |
| Memorial Field Pavilion Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Oconto Falls Ranger Station State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 5 | Restricted |
| Pine Grove Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Pleasant View Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| East Side Boat Launch Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Northeastern States District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 1 | Open |
7 places to go in Oconto Falls
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3 boat launches without a name on the map.
2 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Oconto Falls: May and August
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 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 25 | 30 | 41 | 54 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 57 | 43 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Oconto Falls →
Oconto Falls and its neighbors
Oconto Falls has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oconto Falls | 6% | 2.0 | 53 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Stiles | 4% | 0.1 | 605 | 61% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Oconto Falls
How much of Oconto Falls 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.
Is there public land near Oconto Falls?
9,897 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oconto Falls or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 160 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Oconto Falls have?
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #16 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 Oconto Falls 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 →