Recreation Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: RRGreenough · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Tomah
Tomah has 63 acres of parks, 43 for every 1,000 residents
1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Tomah. 27% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 31.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
63 ac
43 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
27%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tomah have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tomah is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tomah’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land43 acres of park per 1,000 residents (63 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home27% 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 22%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Tomah. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
When to get out
The walking year in Tomah
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) | 24 | 30 | 42 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 42 | 30 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Tomah →
Next door
Tomah 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomah | under 1% | under 0.1 | 43 | 27% | C− |
| Adrian | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Oakdale | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Wilton | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| La Grange | 1% | 0.5 | 48 | 22% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Tomah
How much of Tomah 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 Tomah’s trails?
Recreation Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Tomah?
5,901 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tomah or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 63 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Tomah have?
Ahead of 22% 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 Tomah 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 →