Burr Oak Park
Managed by Village of Random Lake
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Radon360 · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Random Lake
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Random Lake
7 acres are parks and preserves, 4.5 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Random Lake’s land is conserved, about 32 acres.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
32 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
4.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach · 1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Random Lake?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Random Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Random Lake is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Random Lake’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land4.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (7 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13CParks close to home99% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 38%
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Water is 18% of Random Lake’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%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
32 conserved acres
3% of Random Lake’s land. Water is left out: Random Lake has 1.5 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Random Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)32 ac
State natural resources31 ac
Agricultural Easement · 62 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 32 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
4 places to go in Random Lake
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Random Lake
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Random Lake
Lakeview Park Playground
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Random Lake
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
4Baseball
2Soccer
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Random 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 31 | 41 | 53 | 66 | 76 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 44 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
February is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Random Lake →
Questions about parks and trails in Random Lake
How much of Random Lake 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 Random Lake’s trails?
Burr Oak Park and Lake View Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Random Lake?
6,387 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Random Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Random Lake have?
Ahead of 38% 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 Random 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 →