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Outdoors in Popple River

More than half of Popple River’s land is conserved: 77%

77% of Popple River’s land is conserved, about 24,682 acres. 51 acres are parks and preserves, 1,578 per 1,000 residents. 34 miles of mapped trail cross Popple River, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
77%
24,682 acres · of 50.4 sq mi of land
Trails
34 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
51 ac
1,578 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
40%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
5
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

24,682 conserved acres

77% of Popple River’s land. Who manages Popple River’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service24,635 ac
State natural resources48 ac
National Forest · 24,635 acState Park · 48 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Nicolet National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service24,635Open
Nicolet State Trail
State Park
State natural resources48Open
Trails & water

4 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 4.2 miUnpaved · 4.2 mi
Nicolet State Trail4.2 mi
Forest Rd 24191.6 mi
Forest Road 21891.3 mi
F R 22790.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Bastile LakelakeRat LakelakePine CreekPine RiverPopple River
When to get out

The best walking months in Popple River: 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)9.010.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)222738516574787667543826
Rain (in)1.21.11.62.83.54.03.83.33.73.42.01.6

February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Popple River →

Next door

Popple River and its neighbors

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Alvin83 miFence70 miArgonne69 miRoss57 miLong Lake35 miPopple River34 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Popple River— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Ross— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Argonne— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Alvin— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Long Lake— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Fence— 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 Popple River

Is there public land near Popple River?

221,827 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Popple River or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23,349 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Popple River 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 →