Elk Lake Park
Park
31 acres0.1 mi of trail
Lake Walk
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Lidice Memorial · Photo: Royalbroil · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Phillips
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Phillips
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 105 acres are parks and preserves, 66 per 1,000 residents. 2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Phillips, 0.8 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 2.7 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
105 ac
66 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
1 beach · 2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Phillips?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Phillips have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Phillips is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Phillips’ overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land66 acres of park per 1,000 residents (105 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 72%
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Water is 21% of Phillips’ area (1 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
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
The longest trail network is Elk Lake Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Memorial Park
Park
24 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Price County Fairgrounds
Park
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Elk Lake Park31 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsMemorial Park24 acres
Price County Fairgrounds18 acres
Lake DuRoy Park4 acres
DirectionsRidgewood Park2 acres
DirectionsBostrom Park2 acres
DirectionsSokol Park2 acres
DirectionsThings to do
7 places to go in Phillips
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Phillips
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Phillips
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Phillips
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Phillips
Chain-O-Lakes Campground and ParkCity of Phillips
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Lake Walk0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Tennis
5Baseball
4Pickleball
3Basketball
2Beach volleyball
2Softball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →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.
When to get out
The walking year in Phillips
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 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 21 | 26 | 38 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 54 | 38 | 26 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
February is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Phillips →
Next door
Phillips and its neighbors
Phillips has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Phillips
Where can I hike in Phillips?
The longest trail networks: Elk Lake Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Phillips 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 Phillips’ trails?
Elk Lake Park and Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Phillips?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Phillips?
61,178 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Phillips or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 105 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Phillips 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 Phillips 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 →