Hiawatha Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Rice Lake
Rice Lake has 9.7 miles of mapped trails, 0.4 for every square mile of land
1% of Rice Lake’s land is conserved, about 234 acres. 33% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 27 acres are parks and preserves, 9.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns · #320 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
234 acres · of 25.9 sq mi of land
Trails
9.7 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
27 ac
9.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
33%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
2 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Rice Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rice Lake is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns, #320 of 362 in Wisconsin. Trail miles 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 Rice Lake’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land9.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (27 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home33% 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 35%
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Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 12%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to C+. 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
234 conserved acres
1% of Rice Lake’s land. Who manages Rice Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners213 ac
State natural resources21 ac
Town or city1 ac
Private Park · 213 acState Park · 19 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 acState Conservation Area · 1 acState Resource Management Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turtleback Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 213 | Open |
| Wild Rivers State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 19 | Open |
| Hiawatha Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| State Owned Islands State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
| State Owned Islands - Nw State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Rice Lake
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Rice Lake
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.5 miHorses · 1.5 miUnpaved · 1.5 mi
Wild Rivers State Trail1.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The walking year in Rice 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 21 | 27 | 40 | 54 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 56 | 40 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Rice Lake →
Next door
Rice Lake and its neighbors
Rice Lake has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Lake | 1% | 0.4 | 10 | 33% | C |
| Oak Grove | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Stanley | 1% | under 0.1 | 67 | 32% | C |
| Doyle | — 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 Rice Lake
How much of Rice Lake is conserved land?
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 Rice Lake’s trails?
Hiawatha Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Rice Lake?
38,070 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rice Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 27 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Rice Lake have?
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #320 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 Rice 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 →