Oneida County Memorial Forest
Managed by Oneida County Forestry Department
56 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Pine Lake
Pine Lake has 21 miles of mapped trails, 0.5 for every square mile of land
19% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 14 acres are parks and preserves, 5.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns · #349 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 40.0 sq mi of land
Trails
21 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
14 ac
5.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
19%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
19
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pine Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pine Lake is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns, #349 of 362 in Wisconsin. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pine Lake’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (21 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land5.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (14 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13CParks close to home19% 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 20%
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Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 4%
Water is 11% of Pine Lake’s area (5 of 45 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Pine Lake. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. 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.
Things to do
7 places to go in Pine Lake
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Campgrounds in Pine Lake
Akela’s WorldSamoset Camping
DirectionsHodag Country Festival
DirectionsHodag Overflow Camping
DirectionsTesomas Scout CampSamoset Camping
DirectionsPlus 3 campgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 19 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.4 miUnpaved · 1.4 mi
Oneida Cty Snowmobile Route 152.4 mi
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Pine Lake
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 | 27 | 38 | 51 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 75 | 67 | 54 | 38 | 26 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Pine Lake →
Next door
Pine Lake and its neighbors
Pine Lake has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Lake | under 1% | 0.5 | 5 | 19% | C− |
| Rhinelander | 4% | 0.1 | 32 | 86% | B |
| Newbold | 44% | 0.2 | 1,239 | 50% | A− |
| Stella | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Pelican | under 1% | 0.3 | 74 | 35% | C+ |
| Sugar Camp | 23% | 0.5 | 634 | 13% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pine Lake
How much of Pine Lake 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 Pine Lake’s trails?
Oneida County Memorial Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pine Lake?
78,844 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pine Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pine Lake have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #349 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 Pine Lake 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 →