Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Rushford
253 acres are parks and preserves, 175 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Rushford. 6% of Rushford’s land is conserved, about 1,439 acres.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Rushford?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Rushford have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rushford is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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
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1,439 conserved acres
6% of Rushford’s land. Who manages Rushford’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 53 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glacial Habitat Restoration State Conservation Area | Private owners | 865 | Restricted |
| Glacial Habitat Restoration - Lm State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 787 | Open |
| Winnebago County Waterfowl Production Area Of Wi Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 349 | Restricted |
| Winnebago County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 329 | Restricted |
| Scattered Wildlife Private Conservation | Private owners | 46 | Restricted |
| Upper Fox River Public Access State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 44 | Open |
| County Park Local Park | County | 7 | Open |
| Rem-Fox River-Eureka Locks State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 3 | Restricted |
2 places to go in Rushford
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
September is the best month for walking in Rushford
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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 30 | 42 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 59 | 44 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Rushford →
Rushford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushford | 6% | under 0.1 | 175 | 28% | B− |
| Omro | 3% | under 0.1 | 35 | 27% | C+ |
| Aurora | 9% | under 0.1 | 6 | 3% | C− |
| Nepeuskun | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Poygan | 10% | under 0.1 | 273 | 11% | B− |
| Utica | 13% | 0.1 | 135 | 3% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Rushford
How much of Rushford is conserved land?
6% 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.
Is there public land near Rushford?
11,883 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rushford or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 253 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Rushford have?
Ahead of 47% 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 Rushford 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 →