Photo: RRGreenough · CC BY-SA 4.098% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Tomah
469 acres are parks and preserves, 49 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Tomah, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Tomah’s land is conserved, about 125 acres.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns · #212 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Tomah?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Tomah have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tomah is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns, #212 of 362 in Wisconsin. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Water is 5% of Tomah’s area (0 of 8 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Buckley Park
All 10 parks & preserves
125 conserved acres
2% of Tomah’s land. Water is left out: Tomah has 7.9 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Tomah’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckley Park Local Park | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| Veterans Park Local Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Fireman Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Glendale Ball Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Winnebago Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Butts Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Gillett Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
10 places to go in Tomah
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
2.2 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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
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 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 43 | 30 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Tomah →
Tomah and its neighbors
Tomah has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomah | 3% | 0.1 | 49 | 98% | B |
| 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?
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 Tomah’s trails?
Recreation Park and Veteran's Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Tomah?
2.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Tomah?
7,255 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tomah or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 469 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Tomah have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #212 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 Tomah 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 →