Klemme Reserve
Park
62 acres1.5 mi of trail
Heritage Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Stratford
Stratford has 99 acres of parks, 69 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Klemme Reserve (1.5 mi). 2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Stratford, 0.4 per square mile of land. 68% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 5.3 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
99 ac
69 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
68%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Stratford have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stratford is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Stratford’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land69 acres of park per 1,000 residents (99 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home68% 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 50%
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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
The longest trail network is Klemme Reserve, with 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Stratford School Forest
Nature preserve
49 acres0.2 mi of trail
Heritage Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Things to do
6 places to go in Stratford
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Stratford
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Heritage Trail2.0 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
4Tennis
2Softball
1Football
1Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Stratford
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 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 28 | 40 | 54 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 56 | 40 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
February is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Stratford →
Next door
Stratford and its neighbors
Stratford has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford | under 1% | 0.4 | 69 | 68% | B− |
| Eau Pleine | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Cleveland | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Stratford
Where can I hike in Stratford?
The longest trail networks: Klemme Reserve, 1.5 miles; Stratford School Forest, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Stratford 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 Stratford’s trails?
Klemme Reserve and Stratford School Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Stratford?
11,074 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stratford or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 99 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Stratford have?
Ahead of 50% 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 Stratford 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 →