A. D. German Wholesale Company and Warehouse, Additional Documentation · Photo: Lowell Boileau · CC BY-SA 3.0Richland Center has 12 miles of mapped trails, 2.6 for every square mile of land
96% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 260 acres are parks and preserves, 51 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: North Park (0.7 mi).
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns · #26 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Richland Center?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Richland Center have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Richland Center is ahead of 94% of U.S. towns, #26 of 362 in Wisconsin. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
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 North Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Arboretum
All 9 parks & preserves
211 conserved acres
7% of Richland Center’s land. Who manages Richland Center’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Side Park Local Park | Town or city | 59 | Open |
| North Park Local Park | Town or city | 59 | Open |
| Richland Center Arboretum Local Park | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| Drouskop Park Local Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Miner Hill Trails Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Stori Field Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Strickland Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
3 places to go in Richland Center
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Plus 1 peak without a name on the map.
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
2.4 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.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The walking year in Richland Center
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 | 32 | 44 | 58 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 73 | 60 | 45 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
February is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Richland Center →
Richland Center and its neighbors
Richland Center has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Center | 7% | 2.6 | 51 | 96% | A |
| Richland | under 1% | 0.3 | 39 | 3% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Richland Center
Where can I hike in Richland Center?
The longest trail networks: North Park, 0.7 miles; Arboretum, 0.4 miles; Krouskop Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Richland Center is conserved land?
7% 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 Richland Center’s trails?
North Park and Arboretum don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Richland Center?
2.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.9 of off-road paths and 0.5 of shoulders and shared lanes. Named routes: Pine River Recreation Trail.
Is there public land near Richland Center?
1,222 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Richland Center or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 260 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Richland Center have?
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #26 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 Richland Center 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 →