Photo: Edit6212 · CC BY-SA 4.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Prairie du Sac
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 148 acres are parks and preserves, 34 per 1,000 residents. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Prairie du Sac, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns · #92 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Prairie du Sac?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Prairie du Sac have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Prairie du Sac is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns, #92 of 362 in Wisconsin. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
Water is 6% of Prairie du Sac’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Culver Community Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Sauk Prairie Riverfront Park
Westwynde Park
All 11 parks & preserves
43 conserved acres
3% of Prairie du Sac’s land. Water is left out: Prairie du Sac has 2.0 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Prairie du Sac’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Westwynde Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Marion Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Doll Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Elsing Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Florence Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Fieldstone Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Blanchard Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Washington Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
14 places to go in Prairie du Sac
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3 boat launches without a name on the map.
2 scenic views without a name on the map.
5.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
September is the best month for walking in Prairie du Sac
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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 33 | 44 | 58 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 60 | 46 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
January is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Prairie du Sac →
Prairie du Sac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie du Sac | 3% | 0.5 | 34 | 99%+ | A− |
| Roxbury | 6% | 0.2 | 343 | 21% | B |
| West Point | 3% | 0.3 | 150 | 19% | B− |
| Lake Wisconsin | — 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 Prairie du Sac
Where can I hike in Prairie du Sac?
The longest trail networks: Culver Community Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Prairie du Sac is conserved land?
3% 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 Prairie du Sac’s trails?
Culver Community Park and VFW Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Prairie du Sac?
5.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.2 of off-road paths and 0.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Prairie du Sac?
25,773 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Prairie du Sac or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 148 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Prairie du Sac have?
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #92 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 Prairie du Sac neighbors.
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 →