Tower Ridge Rec Area
Park
783 acres14.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Seymour
Seymour has 2,232 acres of parks, 676 for every 1,000 residents
11% of Seymour’s land is conserved, about 2,157 acres. The biggest trail networks: Tower Ridge Rec Area (14.8 mi), Beaver Creek Reserve (4.4 mi), Eau Claire County Forest (2 mi). 22 miles of mapped trail cross Seymour, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns · #88 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
2,157 acres · of 31.0 sq mi of land
Trails
22 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
2,232 ac
676 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
47%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
8 beaches · 1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Seymour?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Seymour have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Seymour is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns, #88 of 362 in Wisconsin. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Seymour’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (22 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land676 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2,232 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home47% 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 83%
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Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 76%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ 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 Tower Ridge Rec Area, with 14.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Beaver Creek Reserve
Nature preserve
203 acres4.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Eau Claire County Forest
Nature preserve
2,095 acres2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Ll Phillips County Park
Park
69 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Tower Ridge Rec Area783 acres · 14.8 mi of trail
DirectionsBeaver Creek Reserve203 acres · 4.4 mi of trail
Eau Claire County Forest2,095 acres · 2 mi of trail
DirectionsLl Phillips County Park69 acres
Northshore Park2 acres · Town of Seymour
Who protects it
2,157 conserved acres
11% of Seymour’s land. Who manages Seymour’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County2,157 ac
Local Conservation Area · 2,157 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eau Claire County Forest Local Conservation Area | County | 2,157 | Open |
Things to do
11 places to go in Seymour
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Seymour
8 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Seymour
2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Seymour
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Softball
3Baseball
2Tennis
2Pickleball
1Basketball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Seymour
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) | 9.1 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 29 | 41 | 56 | 69 | 78 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 42 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
January is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Seymour →
Next door
Seymour and its neighbors
Seymour has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Eau Claire51 miSeymour22 miAltoona12 miWashington11 miLake Hallie4.1 miLincoln1.3 miLudington0.0 miLafayette0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seymour | 11% | 0.7 | 676 | 47% | A− |
| Eau Claire | 6% | 1.5 | 29 | 93% | A |
| Altoona | 2% | 2.2 | 43 | 99%+ | A |
| Washington | 1% | 0.2 | 38 | 44% | C+ |
| Ludington | 7% | under 0.1 | 2,416 | 21% | B− |
| Lake Hallie | 6% | 0.3 | 75 | 98% | A− |
| Lafayette | under 1% | under 0.1 | 43 | 26% | C− |
| Lincoln | 8% | under 0.1 | 2,410 | 25% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Seymour
Where can I hike in Seymour?
The longest trail networks: Tower Ridge Rec Area, 14.8 miles; Beaver Creek Reserve, 4.4 miles; Eau Claire County Forest, 2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Seymour is conserved land?
11% 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 Seymour’s trails?
Tower Ridge Rec Area and Beaver Creek Reserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Seymour?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Seymour?
25,597 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Seymour or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,232 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Seymour have?
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #88 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 Seymour 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 →