Masonic Temple Building · Photo: Boscophotos · CC BY-SA 3.097% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Viroqua
3.6 miles of mapped trail cross Viroqua, 0.8 per square mile of land. 68 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #193 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Viroqua?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Viroqua have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Viroqua is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #193 of 362 in Wisconsin. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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.
City Park
28 conserved acres
1% of Viroqua’s land. Who manages Viroqua’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echart Park & Bigley Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Hanson Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Court St. Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Cedar Meadow Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in Viroqua
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3 named trails
0.5 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.
5 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.
The walking year in Viroqua
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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 24 | 29 | 42 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 42 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
February is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 5.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Viroqua →
Viroqua and its neighbors
Viroqua has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viroqua | 1% | 0.8 | 15 | 97% | B+ |
| Jefferson | 4% | under 0.1 | 989 | 29% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Viroqua
How much of Viroqua is conserved land?
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 Viroqua’s trails?
Vernon County Fairgrounds and City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Viroqua?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Viroqua?
3,082 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Viroqua or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 68 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Viroqua have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #193 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 Viroqua 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 →