Oconto County Forest
Nature preserve
923 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Stiles
Stiles has 992 acres of parks, 605 for every 1,000 residents
2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Stiles, 0.1 per square mile of land. 4% of Stiles’ land is conserved, about 983 acres. 61% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
983 acres · of 34.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
992 ac
605 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
61%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Stiles?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Stiles have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stiles is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Stiles’ overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land605 acres of park per 1,000 residents (992 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home61% 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 61%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
983 conserved acres
4% of Stiles’ land. Who manages Stiles’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County950 ac
State natural resources26 ac
Bureau of Land Management7 ac
Local Conservation Area · 950 acState Park · 26 acNational Public Lands · 7 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oconto County Forest Local Conservation Area | County | 950 | Open |
| Oconto River State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 26 | Open |
| Northeastern States District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 7 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Stiles
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Stiles
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.9 miUnpaved · 1.8 mi
Oconto River State Trail1.8 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Stiles: May and August
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) | 9.1 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 30 | 41 | 53 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 57 | 43 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Stiles →
Next door
Stiles and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stiles | 4% | 0.1 | 605 | 61% | B |
| Oconto Falls | 6% | 2.0 | 53 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Abrams | 25% | 0.6 | 2,741 | 44% | A |
| Oconto | 6% | 0.2 | 904 | 22% | B |
| Lena | — 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 Stiles
How much of Stiles is conserved land?
4% 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 Stiles’ trails?
Oconto County Forest and Iron Bridge Public Boat Access don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Stiles?
15,626 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stiles or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 999 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Stiles have?
Ahead of 61% 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 Stiles 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 →