Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center Wisconsin Campus
Nature preserve
299 acres4.3 mi of trail
Acorn TrailIndigo TrailRidgeline TrailGoldenrod Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Troy
Troy has 89 acres of parks, 16 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center Wisconsin Campus (4.3 mi), Glover Park (0.8 mi). 32% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 8.0 miles of mapped trail cross Troy, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns · #308 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
579 acres · of 36.2 sq mi of land
Trails
8.0 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
89 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
32%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.0 mi
0.9 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
6 beaches · 1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Troy have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Troy is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns, #308 of 362 in Wisconsin. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Troy’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (89 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13BParks close to home32% 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 39%
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Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 15%
Water is 5% of Troy’s area (2 of 38 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B−. 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
The longest trail network is Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center Wisconsin Campus, with 4.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Glover Park
Managed by Town of Troy
38 acres0.8 mi of trail
Eagle Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Promontory Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Troy Beach County Park
Managed by St. Croix County
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
579 conserved acres
3% of Troy’s land. Water is left out: Troy has 36.2 square miles of land and 2.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Troy’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners579 ac
Private Park · 579 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Burne Golf Club Private Park | Private owners | 350 | Open |
| Kilkarney Hills Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 197 | Open |
| Lower St Croix State Park Riverway Private Park | Private owners | 32 | Open |
Things to do
16 places to go in Troy
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Troy
Camp St. Croix Beach
DirectionsPembles Beach
DirectionsPlus 4 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Troy
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Troy
Cove Boat Ramp
DirectionsPicnic areas in Troy
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
6 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 3.1 mi
Acorn Trail0.7 mi
Eagle Trail0.7 mi
Indigo Trail0.4 mi
Ridgeline Trail0.4 mi
Goldenrod Trail0.3 mi
Laurie & Al Hein Train0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.9 mi
off-road bike paths
1.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
5Pickleball
2Tennis
2Baseball
1Basketball
1Beach volleyball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Troy
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 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 28 | 41 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 41 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
February is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Troy →
Next door
Troy and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Afton23 miRiver Falls15 miHudson8.9 miTroy8.0 miClifton7.6 miHudson2.7 miLakeland0.1 miKinnickinnic0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 3% | 0.2 | 16 | 32% | C+ |
| River Falls | 16% | 2.0 | 50 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Hudson | 7% | 0.4 | 23 | 91% | A− |
| Clifton | 13% | 0.2 | 652 | 41% | B+ |
| Hudson | 10% | 0.4 | 160 | 46% | B+ |
| Kinnickinnic | 3% | under 0.1 | 331 | 30% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Troy
Where can I hike in Troy?
The longest trail networks: Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center Wisconsin Campus, 4.3 miles; Glover Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Troy is conserved land?
3% 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 Troy’s trails?
Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center Wisconsin Campus and Glover Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Troy?
2.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of off-road paths and 1.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Troy?
21,217 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Troy or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 89 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Troy have?
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #308 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 Troy 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 →