Photo: The original uploader was Sulfur at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0St. Francis has 5.7 miles of mapped trails, 2.2 for every square mile of land
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 16% of St. Francis’ land is conserved, about 259 acres. The biggest trail networks: Greene Park (0.8 mi).
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns · #15 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is St. Francis?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does St. Francis have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, St. Francis is ahead of 96% of U.S. towns, #15 of 362 in Wisconsin. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
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 Greene Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
St. Francis Memorial Park
All 5 parks & preserves
259 conserved acres
16% of St. Francis’ land. Who manages St. Francis’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seminary Woods Private Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 162 | Open |
| Greene Park Local Park | Not recorded | 72 | Open |
| Sheridan Park Local Park | Not recorded | 44 | Open |
| Bay View Park Local Park | County | 33 | Open |
| Memorial Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
8 places to go in St. Francis
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3.0 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 map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in St. Francis: 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 43 | 53 | 65 | 75 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
February is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in St. Francis →
St. Francis and its neighbors
St. Francis has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in St. Francis
Where can I hike in St. Francis?
The longest trail networks: Greene Park, 0.8 miles; Bay View Park, 0.1 miles; St. Francis Memorial Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of St. Francis is conserved land?
16% 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 St. Francis’ trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Bay View Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in St. Francis?
3.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near St. Francis?
15,473 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Francis or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 199 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does St. Francis have?
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #15 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 St. Francis 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 →