St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church · Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Sherman
108 acres are parks and preserves, 74 per 1,000 residents. 12% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Sherman.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Sherman?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Sherman have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sherman is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park 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
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727 conserved acres
3% of Sherman’s land. Who manages Sherman’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 483 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensive Wl Habitat - Public Hunting Ground State Conservation Area | County | 138 | Restricted |
| Extensive Wl Habitat - Se State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 137 | Open |
| No Branch Milwaukee R Wildlife And Farm Heritage Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 107 | Open |
| North Branch Milwaukee River Wildlife And Farm State Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 40 | Open |
1 lakes & rivers
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
September is the best month for walking in Sherman
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 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 30 | 41 | 54 | 66 | 76 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 44 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
February is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sherman →
Sherman and its neighbors
Sherman has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman | 3% | under 0.1 | 74 | 12% | C+ |
| Random Lake | 3% | under 0.1 | 4 | 99% | C+ |
| Scott | 12% | 0.1 | 269 | 16% | B− |
| Fredonia | — 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 Sherman
How much of Sherman is conserved land?
3% 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.
Is there public land near Sherman?
35,673 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sherman or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 146 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sherman have?
Ahead of 36% 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 Sherman 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 →