Holy Cross Church and Convent · Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Scott has 5.3 miles of mapped trails, 0.3 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Cofrin Arboretum (0.6 mi). 21% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Scott’s land is conserved, about 176 acres.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns · #338 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
How much outdoors does Scott have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Scott is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns, #338 of 362 in Wisconsin. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Water is more than half of Scott’s area (35 of 53 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 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
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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Cofrin Arboretum, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Point au Sable Nature Preserve
Wequiock Falls County Park
176 conserved acres
1% of Scott’s land. Water is left out: Scott has 18.2 square miles of land and 34.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Scott’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 61 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Area State Conservation Area | County | 115 | Restricted |
| Red Banks Alvar State Natural Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 115 | Restricted |
2 places to go in Scott
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 lakes & rivers
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Scott: May, August and September
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) | 26 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
February is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Scott →
Scott and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Scott
Where can I hike in Scott?
The longest trail networks: Cofrin Arboretum, 0.6 miles; Wequiock Falls County Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Scott 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 Scott’s trails?
Cofrin Arboretum and Point au Sable Nature Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Scott?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Scott?
7,689 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Scott or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 25 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Scott have?
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #338 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 Scott 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 →