Petrifying Springs County Park
Park
185 acres3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Somers
Somers has 537 acres of parks, 65 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Petrifying Springs County Park (3 mi). 20 miles of mapped trail cross Somers, 0.8 per square mile of land. 3% of Somers’ land is conserved, about 443 acres.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns · #166 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
443 acres · of 25.8 sq mi of land
Trails
20 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
537 ac
65 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
62%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
16 mi
1.7 mi lanes · 14 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Somers have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Somers is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns, #166 of 362 in Wisconsin. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Somers’ overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (20 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land65 acres of park per 1,000 residents (537 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home62% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 71%
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Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 54%
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 Petrifying Springs County Park, with 3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hawthorn Hollow Nature Center
Park
66 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Somers Memorial Park
Managed by Village of Somers
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Poerio Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
443 conserved acres
3% of Somers’ land. Who manages Somers’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County350 ac
Town or city92 ac
Local Park · 442 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petrifying Springs County Park & Golf Course Local Park | County | 350 | Open |
| Cth "Ea" Park Local Park | Town or city | 35 | Unknown |
| Gitzlaff Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Unknown |
| Somers Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Neumiller Woods Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Frank Fabiano Jr. Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Country Charms Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Valley View Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| 7Th Place Overlook Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
10 places to go in Somers
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Somers
Somers Memorial ParkIn Somers Memorial Park
DirectionsPlus 8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Somers
Carlisle Family Dog ParkIn Petrifying Springs County Park
DirectionsBiking & sports
16 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
14 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Tennis
6Baseball
4Softball
4Soccer
3Beach volleyball
3Pickleball
1Football
1Running tracks
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Somers: July 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 34 | 44 | 55 | 67 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Somers →
Next door
Somers and its neighbors
Somers has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somers | 3% | 0.8 | 65 | 62% | B+ |
| Kenosha | 4% | 0.5 | 10 | 95% | B+ |
| Paris | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 1% | D− |
| Mount Pleasant | 1% | 0.4 | 31 | 81% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Somers
Where can I hike in Somers?
The longest trail networks: Petrifying Springs County Park, 3 miles; Hawthorn Hollow Nature Center, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Somers 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.
Are dogs allowed on Somers’ trails?
Petrifying Springs County Park and Hawthorn Hollow Nature Center don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Somers?
16 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.7 of painted or protected lanes and 14 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Somers?
13,325 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Somers or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 537 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Somers have?
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #166 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 Somers 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 →