Badger Park Campground and Playground
Park
42 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Peshtigo Fire Cemetery · Photo: self · CC BY-SA 2.5B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Peshtigo
97% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Peshtigo
84 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Peshtigo, 0.1 per square mile of land. 4% of Peshtigo’s land is conserved, about 79 acres.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #205 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
79 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
84 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach · 2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Peshtigo?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Peshtigo have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Peshtigo is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #205 of 362 in Wisconsin. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Peshtigo’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (84 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home97% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 66%
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Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 43%
Water is 6% of Peshtigo’s area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
East Side Ball Parks
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
79 conserved acres
4% of Peshtigo’s land. Water is left out: Peshtigo has 2.9 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Peshtigo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city74 ac
Bureau of Land Management3 ac
Local Park · 49 acLocal Recreation Area · 25 acNational Public Lands · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badger Park Local Park | Town or city | 45 | Open |
| River Recreational Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Pine View Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Northeastern States District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 3 | Open |
| Little League Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Prestine Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Harper Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Riverfront Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Florist Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Anderson Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Peshtigo
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Peshtigo
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Peshtigo
Badger BoardwalkIn Badger Park Campground and Playground
DirectionsPlus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Peshtigo
East Side Boat Launch
DirectionsPlus 1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Peshtigo
1 campground without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
5Basketball
4Tennis
4Baseball
2Soccer
2Football
1Tracks
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place 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.
Peshtigo Fire CemeterySite · listed 1970
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Peshtigo: May and August
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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 30 | 40 | 52 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 43 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Peshtigo →
Questions about parks and trails in Peshtigo
How much of Peshtigo 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 Peshtigo’s trails?
Badger Park Campground and Playground and East Side Ball Parks don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Peshtigo?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Peshtigo?
13,926 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Peshtigo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 87 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Peshtigo have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #205 of 362 in Wisconsin. 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 Peshtigo 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 →