Highground Veterans Memorial Park
Park
167 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Charles Foote House · Photo: Jeff the quiet · CC0COutdoors
Outdoors in Pine Valley
Pine Valley has 173 acres of parks, 134 for every 1,000 residents
12% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6.9 miles of mapped trail cross Pine Valley, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
10 acres · of 33.1 sq mi of land
Trails
6.9 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
173 ac
134 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
12%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Pine Valley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pine Valley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pine Valley is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pine Valley’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land134 acres of park per 1,000 residents (173 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home12% 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 31%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to B−. 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 Highground Veterans Memorial Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Clark County Forest
Nature preserve
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
10 conserved acres
under 1% of Pine Valley’s land. Who manages Pine Valley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Bureau of Land Management6 ac
State natural resources5 ac
County2 ac
National Public Lands · 6 acState Recreation Area · 5 acLocal Conservation Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern States District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 6 | Open |
| Statewide Public Access State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 3 | Open |
| Statewide Public Access - Wd State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 3 | Open |
| Clark County Forest Local Conservation Area | County | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Pine Valley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Pine Valley
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 5.3 miUnpaved · 5.9 mi
Merrilian to Marshfield5.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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.
Charles Foote HouseBuilding · listed 1997
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Pine Valley
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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 29 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 57 | 41 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
January is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Pine Valley →
Next door
Pine Valley and its neighbors
Pine Valley has the most mapped trails of the 4 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 Valley | under 1% | 0.2 | 134 | 12% | C |
| Hewett | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Levis | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Grant | — 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 Pine Valley
Where can I hike in Pine Valley?
The longest trail networks: Highground Veterans Memorial Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pine Valley 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 Valley’s trails?
Highground Veterans Memorial Park and Clark County Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pine Valley?
117,886 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pine Valley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 179 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pine Valley have?
Ahead of 31% 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 Pine Valley 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 →