Jorgens Park and Preserve
Park
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Scandinavia
Scandinavia has 437 acres of parks, 350 for every 1,000 residents
8% of Scandinavia’s land is conserved, about 1,786 acres. 22% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7.6 miles of mapped trail cross Scandinavia, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
1,786 acres · of 33.8 sq mi of land
Trails
7.6 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
437 ac
350 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
22%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
12
What kind of outdoors town is Scandinavia?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Scandinavia have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Scandinavia is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Scandinavia’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land350 acres of park per 1,000 residents (437 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home22% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 62%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A−. 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
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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.
Who protects it
1,786 conserved acres
8% of Scandinavia’s land. Who manages Scandinavia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources934 ac
Town or city917 ac
County262 ac
Agricultural Easement · 917 acState Conservation Area · 696 acState Recreation Area · 345 acUnknown Easement · 66 acState Park · 60 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 947 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rem-Peterson And Sannes Creek State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 345 | Open |
| Natural Area State Conservation Area | County | 262 | Restricted |
| Skunk And Foster Lakes State Natural Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 262 | Restricted |
| Myklebust Lake Natural Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 171 | Restricted |
| Tomorrow River State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 60 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail and 12 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 5.0 miUnpaved · 5.2 mi
Tomorrow River State Trail5.0 mi
When to get out
The walking year in Scandinavia
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 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 24 | 29 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 42 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Scandinavia →
Next door
Scandinavia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scandinavia | 8% | 0.2 | 350 | 22% | B |
| Iola | under 1% | 0.2 | 9 | 84% | C+ |
| Farmington | 2% | 0.3 | 95 | 44% | B− |
| St. Lawrence | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Amherst | 1% | 0.3 | 252 | 34% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Scandinavia
How much of Scandinavia is conserved land?
8% 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 Scandinavia’s trails?
Jorgens Park and Preserve doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Scandinavia?
10,192 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Scandinavia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 437 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Scandinavia have?
Ahead of 62% 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 Scandinavia 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 →