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Outdoors in Piehl

Few parks or trails are on the map in Piehl

4% of Piehl’s land is conserved, about 1,011 acres. 1 acre is park or preserve, 10 per 1,000 residents. 14 miles of mapped trail cross Piehl, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
4%
1,011 acres · of 37.5 sq mi of land
Trails
14 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
27%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
5
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
Who protects it

1,011 conserved acres

4% of Piehl’s land. Who manages Piehl’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources1,271 ac
County738 ac
U.S. Forest Service9 ac
State Conservation Area · 2,008 acNational Forest · 9 acState Resource Management Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Natural Area
State Conservation Area
County738Restricted
Atkins Lake And Hiles Swamp State Natural Area
State Conservation Area
State natural resources664Restricted
Spur Lake Natural Area
State Conservation Area
State natural resources339Restricted
Statewide Natural Area
State Conservation Area
State natural resources265Open
Nicolet National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service9Open
State Owned Islands
State Conservation Area
State natural resources1Open
State Owned Islands - Nw
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources1Open
Trails & water

5 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Ginty LakeGust LakelakeMargret lakeSpur LakelakeEagle River
When to get out

The best walking months in Piehl: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.110.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)212738516574777567533826
Rain (in)1.21.11.82.93.64.44.13.53.83.52.01.6

February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Piehl →

Next door

Piehl and its neighbors

Piehl has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Hiles98 miPiehl14 miStella12 miMonico12 miThree Lakes9.6 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Piehl— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Monico— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Three Lakes26%0.11,40526%B+
Stella— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hiles— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Piehl

Is there public land near Piehl?

54,404 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Piehl or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Piehl 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 →