Honey Creek Wildlife Area - Walworth Unit
Managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
246 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
James Jesse Strang House · Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Spring Prairie
Spring Prairie has 259 acres of parks, 138 for every 1,000 residents
19% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.6 miles of mapped trail cross Spring Prairie, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of Spring Prairie’s land is conserved, about 296 acres.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
296 acres · of 35.8 sq mi of land
Trails
2.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
259 ac
138 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
19%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
3 beaches
What kind of outdoors town is Spring Prairie?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Spring Prairie have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Spring Prairie 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.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Spring Prairie’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land138 acres of park per 1,000 residents (259 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home19% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 36%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
296 conserved acres
1% of Spring Prairie’s land. Who manages Spring Prairie’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources254 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)33 ac
Private owners9 ac
State Recreation Area · 254 acConservation Easement · 33 acPrivate Conservation · 9 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 33 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honey Creek Wildlife Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 263 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Spring Prairie
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Spring Prairie
3 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →3 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.
When to get out
The best walking months in Spring Prairie: July and 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) | 29 | 32 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 46 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Spring Prairie →
Next door
Spring Prairie and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Rochester16 miLyons15 miLafayette11 miBurlington9.8 miEast Troy8.5 miSpring Prairie2.6 miBurlington1.8 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Prairie | 1% | 0.1 | 138 | 19% | C+ |
| Burlington | 4% | 0.2 | 16 | 89% | B |
| Rochester | 12% | 0.9 | 353 | 88% | A |
| Lafayette | 1% | 0.3 | 65 | 1% | C+ |
| East Troy | 7% | 0.3 | 83 | 36% | B |
| Burlington | 6% | 0.3 | 135 | 59% | B+ |
| Lyons | 3% | 0.4 | 72 | 46% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Spring Prairie
How much of Spring Prairie is conserved land?
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 Spring Prairie’s trails?
Honey Creek Wildlife Area - Walworth Unit doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Spring Prairie?
22,891 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Spring Prairie or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 259 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Spring Prairie 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 Spring Prairie 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 →