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Aerial View of Osceola, WIPhoto: WikiSocialConnor · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Osceola

Few parks or trails are on the map in Osceola

The biggest trail networks: Interstate Park (2.7 mi), Waawaate Park (0.6 mi). 9% of Osceola’s land is conserved, about 1,957 acres. 1,017 acres are parks and preserves, 330 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
9%
1,957 acres · of 34.7 sq mi of land
Trails
8.6 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,017 ac
330 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
38%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
751 ft
Peaslee Peak
Lakes & rivers
13
1 boat launch
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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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 Interstate Park, with 2.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Interstate Park

Managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
453 acres2.7 mi of trail
Silverbrook Trail LoopSilverbrook Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

Waawaate Park

Park
38 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway

Managed by National Park Service
736 acres
Dogs usually limited
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

Osceola State Fish Hatchery

Nature preserve
346 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 6 parks & preserves
Interstate Park453 acres · 2.7 mi of trail · Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Directions
Waawaate Park38 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway736 acres · National Park Service
Osceola State Fish Hatchery346 acres
Directions
Standing Cedars Community Land Conservancy-Brown47 acres
Lotus Lake County Park3 acres · Polk County
Directions
Who protects it

1,957 conserved acres

9% of Osceola’s land. Water is left out: Osceola has 34.7 square miles of land and 1.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Osceola’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources1,019 ac
National Park Service752 ac
Private owners198 ac
Other or Unknown Federal Land84 ac
Wild and Scenic River · 667 acState Recreation Area · 515 acState Park · 505 acPrivate Park · 198 acConservation Easement · 169 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 82 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Lower Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Wild and Scenic River
National Park Service667Open
Interstate Park-Iansr
State Park
State natural resources461Open
Osceola Hatchery
State Recreation Area
State natural resources348Open
Krooked Kreek Golf Course
Private Park
Private owners198Open
Behning Creek Fishery Area
State Recreation Area
State natural resources132Open
Stower Seven Lakes State Trail
State Park
State natural resources44Open
East Lake Fishery Area
State Recreation Area
State natural resources34Restricted
Things to do

5 places to go in Osceola

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Waterfalls in Osceola
Silverbrook FallsIn Interstate Park
Directions
Trails & water

4 named trails and 13 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 4.5 miUnpaved · 3.5 mi
Stower Seven Lakes State Trail3.7 mi
Silverbrook Trail Loop1.1 mi
Silverbrook Trail0.8 mi
Schillberg Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Ellefson PondFolsom LakelakeHorse LakelakeJon PondpondLotus LakelakeLower LakePeaslee LakelakePoplar LakelakeRice LakelakeRound LakelakeSand LakelakeClose SloughSaint Croix River
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Stower Seven Lakes State TrailBike route
3.7 mi
Courts & fields
1Basketball
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The walking year in Osceola

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.110.311.813.414.915.615.314.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)222841556877817971574027
Rain (in)0.80.91.62.84.14.54.44.23.53.01.71.2

January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Osceola →

Next door

Osceola and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Franconia Township8.8 miSt. Croix Falls8.8 miOsceola8.6 miGarfield7.0 miFarmington6.7 miAlden1.1 miDresser0.6 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Osceola— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Dresser— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Garfield1%0.219825%C+
Farmington9%0.2314%B−
St. Croix Falls7%0.381641%B+
Alden4%under 0.19919%C+

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Osceola

Where can I hike in Osceola?

The longest trail networks: Interstate Park, 2.7 miles; Waawaate Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Osceola’s trails?

Interstate Park and Waawaate Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Osceola?

12,327 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Osceola or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,689 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Osceola 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 →