Marinette County Forest
Nature preserve
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Wabeno
More than half of Wabeno’s land is conserved: 68%
68% of Wabeno’s land is conserved, about 46,911 acres. 305 acres are parks and preserves, 325 per 1,000 residents. 116 miles of mapped trail cross Wabeno, 1.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
68%
46,911 acres · of 107.4 sq mi of land
Trails
116 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
305 ac
325 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
70%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
29
3 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Wabeno?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wabeno have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wabeno is ahead of 95% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wabeno’s overall grade.
Conserved land68% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (116 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land325 acres of park per 1,000 residents (305 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home70% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 95%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Fairgrounds
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
46,911 conserved acres
68% of Wabeno’s land. Who manages Wabeno’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service46,681 ac
State natural resources235 ac
Private owners76 ac
County9 ac
National Forest · 46,681 acState Park · 158 acRecreation or Education Easement · 77 acState Recreation Area · 76 acLocal Conservation Area · 9 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolet National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 46,681 | Open |
| Nicolet State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 158 | Open |
| Camp One Springs Fishery Area State Recreation Area | Private owners | 76 | Open |
| Marinette County Forest Local Conservation Area | County | 9 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Wabeno
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Wabeno
3 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
10 named trails and 29 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 11.9 miUnpaved · 22.4 mi
Nicolet State Trail11.4 mi
Forest Road 23592.3 mi
Forest Road 21422.0 mi
Forest Road 37241.8 mi
Jeep Trail1.2 mi
Forest Road 23580.8 mi
Forest Road 26680.8 mi
ATV Route0.7 mi
Rat River Recreation Trail0.5 mi
Reservation Highway 830.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Bluegill LakelakeCamp 1 SpringslakeCloud LakelakeCurve LakelakeDeep LakelakeDeer LakelakeDeer Lake Outlet FlowagereservoirEugene LakelakeEvergreen LakelakeGem LakelakeHam LakelakeIndian LakelakeJohnson SpringlakeKing LakelakeMud Lake Number OnelakeOtter LakelakePeanut LakelakeSeal LakelakeShiner LakelakeTorpee SpringslakeTrump LakelakeTurtle LakelakeValley LakelakeBear CreekIndian CreekNorth Branch Oconto RiverOtter CreekRange Line CreekRat River
Biking & sports
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Nicolet State TrailBike route
14.3 miRat River Recreation TrailBike route
0.7 miCourts & fields
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Baseball
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).
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Wabeno
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 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 27 | 39 | 52 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 54 | 39 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wabeno →
Next door
Wabeno 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wabeno | 68% | 1.1 | 325 | 70% | A+ |
| Blackwell | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Silver Cliff | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Freedom | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Laona | 65% | 1.1 | 155 | 55% | A |
| Townsend | 56% | 0.9 | 100 | 23% | A− |
| Lakewood | — 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 Wabeno
How much of Wabeno is conserved land?
68% 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 Wabeno’s trails?
Marinette County Forest and Fairgrounds don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Wabeno?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths. Named routes: Nicolet State Trail and Rat River Recreation Trail.
Is there public land near Wabeno?
291,158 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wabeno or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 46,786 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wabeno have?
Ahead of 95% 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 Wabeno 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 →