George V. Siegner House · Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC07% of Spooner’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 265 acres are parks and preserves, 116 per 1,000 residents. 3.9 miles of mapped trail cross Spooner, 1.0 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns · #24 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Spooner?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Spooner have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Spooner is ahead of 95% of U.S. towns, #24 of 362 in Wisconsin. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
Water is 6% of Spooner’s area (0 of 4 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 7%.
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 College Street Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Washburn County Fairgrounds
Eastland Addition Park
Veterans Memorial Waterfront Park
183 conserved acres
7% of Spooner’s land. Water is left out: Spooner has 4.0 square miles of land and 0.2 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.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gov. Tommy G. Thompson Hatchery State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 116 | Restricted |
| College Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Calvary Cemebary Private Historic or Cultural | Private owners | 15 | Open |
| First Street Baseball Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Wild Rivers State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 7 | Open |
| Eastland Addition Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Veterans Memorial Waterfront Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
4 places to go in Spooner
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 lakes & rivers
2.0 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 21 | 27 | 39 | 53 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 55 | 39 | 26 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
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 →
Spooner and its neighbors
Spooner has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spooner | 7% | 1.0 | 116 | 99%+ | A |
| 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
Where can I hike in Spooner?
The longest trail networks: College Street Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Spooner is conserved land?
7% 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 Spooner’s trails?
College Street Park and Washburn County Fairgrounds don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Spooner?
2.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Spooner?
35,459 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Spooner or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 265 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Spooner have?
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #24 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 Spooner 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 →