Fuhremann Canning Company Factory · Photo: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.06% of Sun Prairie’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Sheehan Park (2.4 mi). 920 acres are parks and preserves, 24 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns · #73 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Sun Prairie?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Sun Prairie have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sun Prairie is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns, #73 of 362 in Wisconsin. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land 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 Sheehan Park, with 2.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Liberty Community Park
North-East Greenspace
All 46 parks & preserves
483 conserved acres
6% of Sun Prairie’s land. Who manages Sun Prairie’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheehan Park Local Park | Town or city | 137 | Open |
| North-East Park Local Park | Town or city | 67 | Open |
| Smiths Crossing Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Angell Park Local Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Pet Exercise Area Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Stoneridge Estates Commumnity Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Wyndham Hills Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Orfan Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Liberty Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Family Aquatic Center Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
35 places to go in Sun Prairie
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
34 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
3 lakes & rivers
70 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.
6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
September is the best month for walking in Sun 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 31 | 43 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 45 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
February is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sun Prairie →
Sun Prairie and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Sun Prairie
Where can I hike in Sun Prairie?
The longest trail networks: Sheehan Park, 2.4 miles; Liberty Community Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sun Prairie is conserved land?
6% 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 Sun Prairie’s trails?
Sheehan Park and Liberty Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Sun Prairie?
70 miles of bike routes are on the map: 23 of painted or protected lanes, 45 of off-road paths and 3.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Sun Prairie?
15,704 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sun Prairie or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 920 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Sun Prairie have?
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #73 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 Sun Prairie 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 →