Page Creek Marsh State Natural Area
Managed by The Nature Conservancy
652 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dogs usually not allowed
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Packwaukee
Packwaukee has 667 acres of parks, 427 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Page Creek Marsh State Natural Area (1.1 mi). 5.1 miles of mapped trail cross Packwaukee, 0.1 per square mile of land. 34% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
843 acres · of 37.8 sq mi of land
Trails
5.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
667 ac
427 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
34%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
12
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Packwaukee?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Packwaukee have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Packwaukee is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Packwaukee’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land427 acres of park per 1,000 residents (667 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home34% 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 54%
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Water is 7% of Packwaukee’s area (3 of 41 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
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 Page Creek Marsh State Natural Area, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Montello School Forest
Nature preserve
39 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
843 conserved acres
4% of Packwaukee’s land. Water is left out: Packwaukee has 37.8 square miles of land and 2.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Packwaukee’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits644 ac
State natural resources516 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)82 ac
Private owners2 ac
Private Conservation · 646 acConservation Easement · 540 acState Recreation Area · 59 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 138 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Page Creek Marsh Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 644 | Open |
| Rem-Laing Creek State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 59 | Restricted |
| Statewide Habitat Areas Private Conservation | Private owners | 2 | Closed |
Things to do
2 places to go in Packwaukee
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Packwaukee
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 12 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Deer Run0.4 mi
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Packwaukee
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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 31 | 43 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 44 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
February is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Packwaukee →
Next door
Packwaukee and its neighbors
Packwaukee has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Packwaukee
Where can I hike in Packwaukee?
The longest trail networks: Page Creek Marsh State Natural Area, 1.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Packwaukee 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 Packwaukee’s trails?
Page Creek Marsh State Natural Area and Montello School Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Packwaukee?
19,094 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Packwaukee or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 717 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Packwaukee have?
Ahead of 54% 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 Packwaukee 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 →