Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Sheboygan Falls has 9.0 miles of mapped trails, 1.6 for every square mile of land
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Sheboygan Falls’ land is conserved, about 62 acres. 142 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns · #134 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Sheboygan Falls?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Sheboygan Falls have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sheboygan Falls is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns, #134 of 362 in Wisconsin. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is River Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
62 conserved acres
2% of Sheboygan Falls’ land. Who manages Sheboygan Falls’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stream Bank Protection Fee Program - Se State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 25 | Open |
| Stream Bank Protection Fee Program State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 25 | Open |
| River Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Rochester Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Jaycee's Riverwalk Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| K-Meadows Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Bluebird Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Community Gardens Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
| Settlers Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
1 places to go in Sheboygan Falls
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
9.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
September is the best month for walking in Sheboygan Falls
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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 31 | 41 | 53 | 65 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 44 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
February is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sheboygan Falls →
Sheboygan Falls and its neighbors
Sheboygan Falls has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Sheboygan Falls
Where can I hike in Sheboygan Falls?
The longest trail networks: River Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sheboygan Falls is conserved land?
2% 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 Sheboygan Falls’ trails?
River Park and Rochester Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Sheboygan Falls?
9.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.1 of painted or protected lanes, 2.3 of off-road paths and 0.8 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Sheboygan Falls?
7,055 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sheboygan Falls or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 142 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Sheboygan Falls have?
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #134 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 Sheboygan Falls 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 →