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Outdoors in Shanagolden

More than half of Shanagolden’s land is conserved: 75%

75% of Shanagolden’s land is conserved, about 42,716 acres. 41 acres are parks and preserves, 286 per 1,000 residents. 26 miles of mapped trail cross Shanagolden, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
75%
42,716 acres · of 89.1 sq mi of land
Trails
26 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
41 ac
286 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
6%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
7
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
Who protects it

42,716 conserved acres

75% of Shanagolden’s land. Who manages Shanagolden’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service42,715 ac
National Forest · 42,715 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Chequamegon National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service42,715Open
Trails & water

8 named trails and 7 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 6.8 mi
Forest Road 1683.3 mi
Forest Road 12882.7 mi
Forest Road 12712.1 mi
Forest Road 4501.6 mi
Forest Road 4640.9 mi
Forest Road 3650.8 mi
Forest Road 3330.6 mi
Forest Road 16860.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

The walking year in Shanagolden

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.010.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.6
High (°F)202637516574787667533725
Rain (in)1.21.11.73.03.84.54.33.73.83.52.01.5

February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Shanagolden →

Next door

Shanagolden and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Shanagolden— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Jacobs— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Gordon— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Chippewa— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Spider Lake— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Shanagolden

Is there public land near Shanagolden?

298,854 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shanagolden or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26,932 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Shanagolden neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →