Sweet Allyn County Park
Park
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Shopiere Congregational Church · Photo: Boscophotos · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Turtle
Turtle has 28 acres of parks, 10 for every 1,000 residents
0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Turtle. 51% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 28.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
28 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
51%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Turtle?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Turtle have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Turtle is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Turtle’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 land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (28 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home51% 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 17%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Turtle. 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.
Turtle Creek Parkway
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1 conserved acres
under 1% of Turtle’s land. Who manages Turtle’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County1 ac
Local Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schollmeyer Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Turtle
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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 33 | 45 | 58 | 70 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 46 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
January is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Turtle →
Next door
Turtle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turtle | under 1% | under 0.1 | 10 | 51% | C− |
| Beloit | 5% | 0.4 | 20 | 90% | B+ |
| Clinton | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| La Prairie | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Beloit | 1% | 0.1 | 11 | 59% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Turtle
How much of Turtle 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 Turtle’s trails?
Sweet Allyn County Park and Turtle Creek Parkway don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Turtle?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Turtle?
8,611 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Turtle or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 28 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Turtle have?
Ahead of 17% 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 Turtle 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 →