Richland County Fairgrounds
Park
45 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Richland
Richland has 52 acres of parks, 39 for every 1,000 residents
3% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 8.5 miles of mapped trail cross Richland, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
10 acres · of 31.1 sq mi of land
Trails
8.5 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
52 ac
39 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
3%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.3 mi
Highest peak
1,161 ft
Cooper Hill
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Richland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Richland is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Richland’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (9 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land39 acres of park per 1,000 residents (52 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home3% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 29%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Miner Hill Trails Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
10 conserved acres
under 1% of Richland’s land. Who manages Richland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city10 ac
Local Recreation Area · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miner Hill Trails Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 10 | Open |
Things to do
12 places to go in Richland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Richland
Cooper Hill1,161 ft elevation
DirectionsPauls Hill1,024 ft elevation
DirectionsPlus 10 peaks without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.8 miUnpaved · 1.9 mi
Pine River Trail1.8 mi
Biking & sports
1.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.3 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Pine River Recreation TrailBike route
1.8 miWhen to get out
September is the best month for walking in Richland
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) | 27 | 32 | 44 | 58 | 70 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 45 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
February is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Richland →
Next door
Richland and its neighbors
Richland has the second most mapped trails of the 6 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 | under 1% | 0.3 | 39 | 3% | C |
| Dayton | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Richland Center | 7% | 2.6 | 51 | 96% | A |
| Ithaca | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Orion | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Rockbridge | — 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 Richland
How much of Richland is conserved land?
under 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 Richland’s trails?
Richland County Fairgrounds and Miner Hill Trails Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Richland?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of shoulders and shared lanes. Named routes: Pine River Recreation Trail.
Is there public land near Richland?
1,296 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Richland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 52 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Richland have?
Ahead of 29% 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 Richland 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 →