Marathon County Forest-Wisconsin River Unit
Nature preserve
211 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Texas
Texas has 382 acres of parks, 193 for every 1,000 residents
18% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Texas’ land is conserved, about 352 acres.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
352 acres · of 44.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
382 ac
193 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
18%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Texas?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Texas have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Texas is ahead of 29% 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 Texas’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land193 acres of park per 1,000 residents (382 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home18% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 29%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Trappe River Dells County Park
Park
82 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
352 conserved acres
1% of Texas’ land. Who manages Texas’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County180 ac
Private owners162 ac
Town or city10 ac
Local Conservation Area · 180 acPrivate Park · 162 acLocal Park · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marathon County Forest Local Conservation Area | County | 180 | Open |
| Trappe River Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 144 | Open |
| Restlawn Memorial Park Private Park | Private owners | 18 | Open |
| Town of Texas Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The walking year in Texas
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 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 27 | 39 | 53 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 77 | 69 | 55 | 40 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Texas →
Next door
Texas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 1% | under 0.1 | 193 | 18% | C |
| Maine | 1% | under 0.1 | 98 | 21% | C |
| Pine River | under 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 7% | D |
| Wausau | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 12% | D |
| Hewitt | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Wausau | 7% | 0.3 | 19 | 95% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Texas
How much of Texas is conserved land?
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 Texas’ trails?
Marathon County Forest-Wisconsin River Unit and Trappe River Dells County Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Texas?
39,607 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Texas or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 382 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Texas have?
Ahead of 29% 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 Texas 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 →