Tri-County Recreation Corridor
Park
369 acres4.2 mi of trail
Tri County Corridor
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Parkland
Parkland has 836 acres of parks, 571 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Tri-County Recreation Corridor (4.2 mi). 12 miles of mapped trail cross Parkland, 0.4 per square mile of land. 57% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
119 acres · of 35.1 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
836 ac
571 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
57%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Parkland?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Parkland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Parkland is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Parkland’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (12 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land571 acres of park per 1,000 residents (836 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home57% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 56%
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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 Tri-County Recreation Corridor, with 4.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Douglas County Forest
Nature preserve
191 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
119 conserved acres
under 1% of Parkland’s land. Who manages Parkland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources119 ac
State Park · 119 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Rivers State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 119 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Parkland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Parkland
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Parkland
Northland Camping and RV ParkFee
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 4.4 miUnpaved · 4.4 mi
Abandoned Railroad6.2 mi
Tri County Corridor4.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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.
Tri County CorridorBike route
4.4 miCourts & fields
2Tennis
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Parkland
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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 27 | 37 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 77 | 76 | 67 | 54 | 39 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
February is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Parkland →
Next door
Parkland and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Parkland
Where can I hike in Parkland?
The longest trail networks: Tri-County Recreation Corridor, 4.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Parkland is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Parkland’s trails?
Tri-County Recreation Corridor and Douglas County Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Parkland?
50,931 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Parkland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 836 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Parkland have?
Ahead of 56% 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 Parkland 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 →