Lauer Wildlife Preserve
Park
14 acres0.5 mi of trail
Eagle TrailLife Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Union Grove
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Union Grove
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 5.4 miles of mapped trail cross Union Grove, 2.1 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Lauer Wildlife Preserve (0.5 mi).
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns · #96 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
27 acres · of 2.6 sq mi of land
Trails
5.4 mi
2.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
71 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Union Grove?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Union Grove have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Union Grove is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns, #96 of 362 in Wisconsin. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Union Grove’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails2.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (71 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13BParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 82%
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Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 74%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to 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
The longest trail network is Lauer Wildlife Preserve, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Schoolyard Park
Park
7 acres0.4 mi of trail
Union Grove Walking Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
American Legion Park
Park
12 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
All 13 parks & preserves
Lauer Wildlife Preserve14 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Shepherds College Park7 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsSchoolyard Park7 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsUnion Grove Baseball Park8 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsRyan Moe Michael Young Memorial Park4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsAmerican Legion Park12 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsSoccer Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsLeider Park9 acres
DirectionsWell No 3 Park1 acres
DirectionsBufton Park1 acres
DirectionsIndian Trail Park1 acres
DirectionsUnion Grove Village Square1 acres
Directions18th Avenue Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
27 conserved acres
2% of Union Grove’s land. Who manages Union Grove’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city27 ac
Local Park · 27 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legion Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Grade School Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Ryan Moe/Michael Young Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Leider Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Soccer Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Bufton Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
17 places to go in Union Grove
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Union Grove
Kids PlaygroundIn Schoolyard Park
DirectionsShepherds College PlaygroundIn Shepherds College Park
DirectionsToddler PlaygroundIn Schoolyard Park
DirectionsPlus 12 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Union Grove
Union Grove Dog ParkIn American Legion Park
DirectionsPicnic areas in Union Grove
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
6 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Lincoln Woods Nature Walk0.8 mi
Union Grove Walking Trail0.4 mi
Eagle Trail0.3 mi
Life Trail0.3 mi
Union Grove Bronco Trail0.3 mi
Pony Path0.1 mi
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
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
12Baseball
7Soccer
4Tennis
3Basketball
2Football
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Union Grove: July and September
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) | 29 | 33 | 44 | 57 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 46 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Union Grove →
Next door
Union Grove and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Union Grove
Where can I hike in Union Grove?
The longest trail networks: Lauer Wildlife Preserve, 0.5 miles; Shepherds College Park, 0.4 miles; Schoolyard Park, 0.4 miles; American Legion Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Union Grove 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 Union Grove’s trails?
Lauer Wildlife Preserve and Shepherds College Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Union Grove?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Union Grove?
8,794 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Union Grove or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 71 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Union Grove have?
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #96 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 Union Grove 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 →