Roche-A-Chi Lions Sports Park and Shelter
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Strongs Prairie
Strongs Prairie has 521 acres of parks, 395 for every 1,000 residents
8% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 23 miles of mapped trail cross Strongs Prairie, 0.5 per square mile of land. 2% of Strongs Prairie’s land is conserved, about 696 acres.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
696 acres · of 47.2 sq mi of land
Trails
23 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
521 ac
395 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
8%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
6 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Strongs Prairie?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Strongs Prairie have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Strongs Prairie is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Strongs Prairie’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (23 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land395 acres of park per 1,000 residents (521 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home8% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 54%
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Water is 9% of Strongs Prairie’s area (5 of 52 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
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
696 conserved acres
2% of Strongs Prairie’s land. Water is left out: Strongs Prairie has 47.2 square miles of land and 4.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Strongs Prairie’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city514 ac
Bureau of Land Management129 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)53 ac
State Conservation Area · 514 acNational Public Lands · 129 acConservation Easement · 53 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Rock Trails State Conservation Area | Town or city | 514 | Open |
| Northeastern States District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 129 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Strongs Prairie
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Strongs Prairie
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Strongs Prairie
21st Ave Boat Launch
DirectionsState Highway 21 Wayside Boat Launch for Wisconsin River
DirectionsPlus 4 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 12.3 miHorses · 10.7 miUnpaved · 16.7 mi
Castle Rock Horse Trails10.7 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
2Beach volleyball
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Strongs Prairie
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) | 26 | 31 | 43 | 57 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 59 | 44 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Strongs Prairie →
Next door
Strongs Prairie and its neighbors
Strongs Prairie has the second most mapped trails of the 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongs Prairie | 2% | 0.5 | 395 | 8% | B− |
| Necedah | 45% | 0.4 | 948 | 8% | A− |
| Preston | 7% | 0.2 | 785 | 29% | B |
| Quincy | 23% | 0.4 | 421 | 17% | B+ |
| Germantown | 37% | 0.5 | 4,132 | 56% | A |
| Monroe | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Adams | 12% | 0.2 | 1,137 | 11% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Strongs Prairie
How much of Strongs Prairie is conserved land?
2% 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 Strongs Prairie’s trails?
Roche-A-Chi Lions Sports Park and Shelter doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Strongs Prairie?
35,665 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Strongs Prairie or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 651 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Strongs Prairie have?
Ahead of 54% 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 Strongs 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 →