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Outdoors in Spooner

Few parks or trails are on the map in Spooner

2% of Spooner’s land is conserved, about 272 acres. 246 acres are parks and preserves, 340 per 1,000 residents. 11 miles of mapped trail cross Spooner, 0.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
2%
272 acres · of 17.6 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
246 ac
340 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
39%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.3 mi paths
Highest peak
1,250 ft
Crystal Mountain
Lakes & rivers
5
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

12
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Blooming Vale Park

Park
154 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Spooner Lake State Habitat Area

Managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
85 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

272 conserved acres

2% of Spooner’s land. Water is left out: Spooner has 17.6 square miles of land and 2.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Spooner’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Private owners185 ac
State natural resources89 ac
Private Park · 185 acState Recreation Area · 89 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Spooner Golf Club
Private Park
Private owners185Open
Spooner Lake State Habitat Area
State Recreation Area
State natural resources86Open
Statewide Public Access
State Recreation Area
State natural resources2Open
Spooner Lake State Public Access
State Recreation Area
State natural resources1Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Spooner

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Spooner
Crystal Mountain1,250 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

1 named trail and 5 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 3.1 mi
Wild Rivers ATV Trail3.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.3 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out

The walking year in Spooner

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)9.010.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)212739536776807869553926
Rain (in)0.91.01.62.83.94.24.13.93.73.21.81.3

January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Spooner →

Next door

Spooner 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
Spooner— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Trego— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Crystal— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Beaver Brook— 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 Spooner

Are dogs allowed on Spooner’s trails?

Blooming Vale Park and Spooner Lake State Habitat Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Spooner?

0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Spooner?

56,758 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Spooner or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 246 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Spooner 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 →