Mountain Fire Lookout Tower · Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0More than half of Riverview’s land is conserved: 73%
73% of Riverview’s land is conserved, about 32,755 acres. 89 acres are parks and preserves, 115 per 1,000 residents. 70 miles of mapped trail cross Riverview, 1.0 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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32,755 conserved acres
73% of Riverview’s land. Who manages Riverview’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolet National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 32,677 | Open |
| Nicolet State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 102 | Open |
5 places to go in Riverview
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 named trails and 26 lakes & rivers
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Riverview: May and August
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 | 13.4 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 24 | 29 | 40 | 53 | 67 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 56 | 41 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Riverview →
Riverview and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Mountain | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lakewood | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Doty | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Stephenson | 18% | 0.8 | 5,512 | 22% | A− |
| Townsend | 56% | 0.9 | 100 | 23% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Riverview
Is there public land near Riverview?
256,300 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Riverview or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 32,984 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Riverview 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 →