Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Omro has 38 acres of parks, 10 for every 1,000 residents
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Omro’s land is conserved, about 40 acres.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns · #311 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Omro?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Omro have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Omro is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns, #311 of 362 in Wisconsin. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Water is 5% of Omro’s area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
40 conserved acres
3% of Omro’s land. Water is left out: Omro has 2.4 square miles of land and 0.1 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.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox And Hounds Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Fred Miller Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Scott Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Omro Ballpark Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Stearn'S Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Northeastern States District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 3 | Open |
| Tower Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
1 places to go in Omro
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.9 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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
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 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 59 | 44 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 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 →
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?
Scott Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Omro?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Omro?
5,725 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Omro or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 40 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Omro have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #311 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 Omro 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 →