Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Sister Bay
4 acres are parks and preserves, 3.9 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Sister Bay, 0.1 per square mile of land. 36% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Sister Bay have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sister Bay is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
Water is 27% of Sister Bay’s area (1 of 4 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
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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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Sister Bay Beach, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
3 places to go in Sister Bay
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.
1.0 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Sister Bay: May to September
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 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 29 | 38 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
February is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 3.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Sister Bay →
Questions about parks and trails in Sister Bay
Where can I hike in Sister Bay?
The longest trail networks: Sister Bay Beach, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sister Bay is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Sister Bay’s trails?
Sister Bay Beach and Marina Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Sister Bay?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Sister Bay?
12,723 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sister Bay or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sister Bay have?
Ahead of 13% 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 Sister Bay 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 →