Photo: Billertl · CC BY-SA 3.095% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Park Falls
71 acres are parks and preserves, 30 per 1,000 residents. 2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Park Falls, 0.5 per square mile of land. 2% of Park Falls’ land is conserved, about 43 acres.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Park Falls?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Park Falls have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Park Falls is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Water is 6% of Park Falls’ area (0 of 4 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 6 parks & preserves
43 conserved acres
2% of Park Falls’ land. Water is left out: Park Falls has 3.8 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Park Falls’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Falls Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 37 | Open |
| Chequamegon National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 6 | Open |
11 places to go in Park Falls
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
1 fishing spot without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 lakes & rivers
2.4 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
August is the best month for walking in Park Falls
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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 20 | 26 | 37 | 51 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 53 | 37 | 25 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
February is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Park Falls →
Park Falls 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Falls | 2% | 0.5 | 30 | 95% | B+ |
| Eisenstein | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lake | 18% | 0.2 | 3,558 | 28% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Park Falls
How much of Park Falls is conserved land?
2% 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 Park Falls’ trails?
Park Falls Athletic Complex and Hines Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Park Falls?
2.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of painted or protected lanes and 0.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Park Falls?
77,545 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Park Falls or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 77 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Park Falls have?
Ahead of 72% 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 Park 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 →