Oconto County Forest
Nature preserve
564 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Pensaukee
Pensaukee has 1,191 acres of parks, 841 for every 1,000 residents
1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Pensaukee. 21% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6% of Pensaukee’s land is conserved, about 1,319 acres.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
1,319 acres · of 35.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,191 ac
841 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
21%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Pensaukee?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pensaukee have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pensaukee is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pensaukee’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land841 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,191 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home21% 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 50%
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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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Green Bay West Shores Wildlife Area-Pensaukee Unit
Nature preserve
523 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Green Bay West Shores Wildlife Area-Charles Pond Unit
Nature preserve
92 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Green Bay West Shores Wildlife Area-Pecor Point Unit
Nature preserve
77 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,319 conserved acres
6% of Pensaukee’s land. Who manages Pensaukee’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources820 ac
County596 ac
Private owners3 ac
State Recreation Area · 685 acLocal Conservation Area · 560 acState Conservation Area · 163 acConservation Easement · 8 acPrivate Conservation · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay West Shores Wildlife Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 654 | Open |
| Oconto County Forest Local Conservation Area | County | 560 | Open |
| Charles Pond State Natural Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 80 | Restricted |
| Statewide Habitat Areas State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 47 | Restricted |
| Natural Area State Conservation Area | County | 36 | Restricted |
| Statewide Public Access State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 17 | Open |
| Pensaukee River State Habitat Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 16 | Open |
| Pensaukee River State Public Access State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Pensaukee: May, August and September
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 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 30 | 40 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 57 | 43 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
February is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Pensaukee →
Next door
Pensaukee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pensaukee | 6% | under 0.1 | 841 | 21% | B− |
| Abrams | 25% | 0.6 | 2,741 | 44% | A |
| Oconto | 6% | 0.2 | 904 | 22% | B |
| Little Suamico | 1% | under 0.1 | 52 | 7% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pensaukee
How much of Pensaukee is conserved land?
6% 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 Pensaukee’s trails?
Oconto County Forest and Green Bay West Shores Wildlife Area-Pensaukee Unit don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pensaukee?
17,216 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pensaukee or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,192 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pensaukee have?
Ahead of 50% 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 Pensaukee 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 →