Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Sauk City
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 77 acres are parks and preserves, 22 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Sauk City’s land is conserved, about 14 acres.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #195 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Sauk City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Sauk City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sauk City is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #195 of 362 in Wisconsin. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Water is 10% of Sauk City’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 7 parks & preserves
14 conserved acres
1% of Sauk City’s land. Water is left out: Sauk City has 1.6 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Sauk City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Meyer Oak Grove Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Junge Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Fuchs Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
5 places to go in Sauk City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
6.6 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.
7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
September is the best month for walking in Sauk City
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 | 33 | 45 | 58 | 70 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 46 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
January is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sauk City →
Sauk City and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauk City | 1% | 0.2 | 22 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Prairie du Sac | 5% | 0.3 | 39 | 15% | B− |
| Mazomanie | 7% | 0.9 | 1,401 | 26% | A− |
| Roxbury | 6% | 0.2 | 343 | 21% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sauk City
Where can I hike in Sauk City?
The longest trail networks: Meyer Oak Grove Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sauk City is conserved land?
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 Sauk City’s trails?
Sauk Prairie Riverfront Park and Jaycee Athletic Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Sauk City?
6.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of painted or protected lanes and 5.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Sauk City?
20,473 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sauk City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 77 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sauk City have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #195 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 Sauk City 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 →