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Outdoors in Ross

Few parks or trails are on the map in Ross

22% of Ross’ land is conserved, about 5,398 acres. 74 acres are parks and preserves, 553 per 1,000 residents. 57 miles of mapped trail cross Ross, 1.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
22%
5,398 acres · of 38.6 sq mi of land
Trails
57 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
74 ac
553 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
76%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

5,398 conserved acres

22% of Ross’ land. Who manages Ross’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service5,324 ac
State natural resources80 ac
National Forest · 5,324 acState Park · 80 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Nicolet National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service5,324Open
Nicolet State Trail
State Park
State natural resources80Open
Trails & water

2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 6.3 miUnpaved · 6.3 mi
Nicolet State Trail6.3 mi
NF-23873.8 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

The best walking months in Ross: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.110.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)222738526674787668543827
Rain (in)1.21.11.72.83.54.13.93.43.83.32.01.6

February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ross →

Next door

Ross and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Ross— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Caswell— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Popple River— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Argonne— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Fence— 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 Ross

Is there public land near Ross?

171,217 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ross or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5,418 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Ross 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 →