Trempealeau Lakes Fishery Area
Nature preserve
42 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Trempealeau
Trempealeau has 195 acres of parks, 105 for every 1,000 residents
14% of Trempealeau’s land is conserved, about 183 acres. 92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Trempealeau, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 93% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
14%
183 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
195 ac
105 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
1.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Trempealeau?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Trempealeau have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Trempealeau is ahead of 93% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, trail miles lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Trempealeau’s overall grade.
Conserved land14% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land105 acres of park per 1,000 residents (195 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home92% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 93%
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Water is 12% of Trempealeau’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 13%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be A. 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.
Perrot State Park
Managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
183 conserved acres
14% of Trempealeau’s land. Water is left out: Trempealeau has 2.0 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Trempealeau’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources182 ac
State Recreation Area · 136 acState Park · 46 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trempealeau Lakes Fishery Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 136 | Open |
| Perrot State Park State Park | State natural resources | 38 | Open |
| Great River State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 9 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Trempealeau
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Trempealeau
Trempealeau Swimming Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Trempealeau
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Little Bluff Mounds Trail0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 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.
When to get out
The walking year in Trempealeau
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 | 58 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 44 | 30 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Trempealeau →
Next door
Trempealeau and its neighbors
Trempealeau has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trempealeau | 14% | 0.7 | 105 | 92% | A |
| Caledonia | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Trempealeau
How much of Trempealeau is conserved land?
14% 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 Trempealeau’s trails?
Trempealeau Lakes Fishery Area and Perrot State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Trempealeau?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Trempealeau?
11,165 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Trempealeau or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 195 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Trempealeau have?
Ahead of 93% 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 Trempealeau 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 →