Terrell's Island
Managed by Lake Butte des Morts Conservation Club
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Omro
Omro has 78 acres of parks, 35 for every 1,000 residents
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Omro. 27% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Omro’s land is conserved, about 670 acres.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
670 acres · of 32.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
78 ac
35 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
27%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
2 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Omro have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Omro is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Omro’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land35 acres of park per 1,000 residents (78 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home27% 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 35%
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Water is 8% of Omro’s area (3 of 35 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Omro. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
670 conserved acres
3% of Omro’s land. Water is left out: Omro has 32.4 square miles of land and 3.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Omro’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources497 ac
Private owners404 ac
Bureau of Land Management9 ac
County7 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits2 ac
State Conservation Area · 581 acState Recreation Area · 249 acState Other or Unknown · 50 acPrivate Conservation · 24 acNational Public Lands · 9 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glacial Habitat Restoration State Conservation Area | Private owners | 629 | Restricted |
| Glacial Habitat Restoration - Lm State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 247 | Open |
| Lake Buttes Des Morts Wildlife Area Private Conservation | Private owners | 22 | Closed |
| Northeastern States District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 9 | Open |
| County Park Local Park | County | 7 | Open |
| Omro Prairie Fee Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2 | Closed |
| Statewide Habitat Areas State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 2 | Restricted |
| Statewide Habitat Areas - Lm State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Omro
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Omro
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Cole Watch TowerBuilding · listed 1978
About itWhen to get out
September is the best month for walking in Omro
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) | 26 | 30 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 59 | 44 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Omro →
Next door
Omro 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omro | 3% | under 0.1 | 35 | 27% | C+ |
| Algoma | under 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 60% | D |
| Winneconne | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Utica | 13% | 0.1 | 135 | 3% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Omro
How much of Omro is conserved land?
3% 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 Omro’s trails?
Terrell's Island doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Omro?
9,383 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Omro or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 86 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Omro have?
Ahead of 35% 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 Omro 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 →