Langlade County Forest
Nature preserve
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Polar
Polar has 805 acres of parks, 804 for every 1,000 residents
26% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 14 miles of mapped trail cross Polar, 0.4 per square mile of land. 4% of Polar’s land is conserved, about 800 acres.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
800 acres · of 35.6 sq mi of land
Trails
14 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
805 ac
804 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
26%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
13
What kind of outdoors town is Polar?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Polar have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Polar is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Polar’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (14 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land804 acres of park per 1,000 residents (805 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home26% 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 62%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
800 conserved acres
4% of Polar’s land. Who manages Polar’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources836 ac
County201 ac
State Recreation Area · 597 acState Conservation Area · 238 acLocal Conservation Area · 201 acConservation Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woods Flowage Fishery Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 239 | Open |
| Statewide Spring Ponds - Nw State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 238 | Open |
| Statewide Spring Ponds State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 238 | Open |
| Langlade County Forest Local Conservation Area | County | 201 | Open |
| Rabes Lake Fishery Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 121 | Open |
Trails & water
13 lakes & rivers
When to get out
The walking year in Polar
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 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 27 | 38 | 52 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 76 | 69 | 55 | 39 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
February is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Polar →
Next door
Polar and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polar | 4% | 0.4 | 804 | 26% | B |
| Antigo | under 1% | 0.4 | 16 | 21% | C |
| Evergreen | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Menominee | under 1% | 0.3 | 2 | under 1% | D |
| Price | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Norwood | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Neva | — 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 Polar
How much of Polar is conserved land?
4% 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 Polar’s trails?
Langlade County Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Polar?
68,093 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Polar or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 805 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Polar have?
Ahead of 62% 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 Polar 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 →