Wood County Forest
Nature preserve
3,676 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Seneca
Seneca has 3,714 acres of parks, 4,215 for every 1,000 residents
18% of Seneca’s land is conserved, about 3,705 acres. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Seneca. 16% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
18%
3,705 acres · of 32.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
3,714 ac
4,215 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
16%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Seneca?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Seneca have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Seneca is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Seneca’s overall grade.
Conserved land18% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land4,215 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3,714 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home16% 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 56%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Seneca. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Wood County Forest, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
3,705 conserved acres
18% of Seneca’s land. Who manages Seneca’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County3,705 ac
Local Conservation Area · 3,705 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood County Forest Local Conservation Area | County | 3,705 | Open |
When to get out
The walking year in Seneca
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 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 24 | 30 | 42 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 42 | 30 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Seneca →
Next door
Seneca 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca | 18% | under 0.1 | 4,215 | 16% | B |
| Wisconsin Rapids | 2% | 0.9 | 10 | 80% | B |
| Cranmoor | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hansen | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Port Edwards | 6% | 2.5 | 99 | 97% | A+ |
| Port Edwards | 23% | 0.1 | 4,187 | 12% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Seneca
Where can I hike in Seneca?
The longest trail networks: Wood County Forest, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Seneca is conserved land?
18% 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 Seneca’s trails?
Wood County Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Seneca?
43,824 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Seneca or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,714 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Seneca have?
Ahead of 56% 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 Seneca 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 →