Photo: The original uploader was Royalbroil at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 2.5Stockbridge has 202 acres of parks, 173 for every 1,000 residents
0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Stockbridge. 16% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Stockbridge?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Stockbridge have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stockbridge is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Water is 50% of Stockbridge’s area (33 of 67 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
41 conserved acres
under 1% of Stockbridge’s land. Water is left out: Stockbridge has 33.6 square miles of land and 33.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Stockbridge’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockbridge Ledge Woods State Natural Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 41 | Restricted |
| Natural Area State Conservation Area | County | 34 | Restricted |
| Statewide Natural Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 7 | Closed |
14 places to go in Stockbridge
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Plus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 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 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
September is the best month for walking in Stockbridge
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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 25 | 29 | 40 | 54 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 43 | 30 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
February is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Stockbridge →
Stockbridge and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockbridge | under 1% | under 0.1 | 173 | 16% | C |
| Brothertown | under 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 14% | D |
| Harrison | 5% | 0.5 | 70 | 62% | B+ |
| Chilton | 1% | under 0.1 | 131 | 7% | C |
| Harrison | — 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 Stockbridge
How much of Stockbridge is conserved land?
under 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 Stockbridge’s trails?
Stockbridge Harbor Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Stockbridge?
15,615 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stockbridge or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 202 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Stockbridge have?
Ahead of 25% 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 Stockbridge 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 →