Photo: Awkwafaba · CC BY-SA 3.0Pewaukee has 33 acres of parks, 4.0 for every 1,000 residents
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Pewaukee, 0.1 per square mile of land. 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns · #350 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
How much outdoors does Pewaukee have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pewaukee is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns, #350 of 362 in Wisconsin. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Water is 9% of Pewaukee’s area (0 of 5 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
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
The longest trail network is Pewaukee Village Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lake Park
7 places to go in Pewaukee
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
0.3 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.
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.
September is the best month for walking in Pewaukee
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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 32 | 43 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 45 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
February is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Pewaukee →
Questions about parks and trails in Pewaukee
Where can I hike in Pewaukee?
The longest trail networks: Pewaukee Village Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pewaukee 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 Pewaukee’s trails?
Pewaukee Village Park and Liberty Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pewaukee?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Pewaukee?
15,869 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pewaukee or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 33 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pewaukee have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #350 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 Pewaukee 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 →