Wales Community Park
Park
75 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Wales
Wales has 121 acres of parks, 42 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Wales Community Park (0.6 mi). 6% of Wales’ land is conserved, about 115 acres. 71% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns · #168 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
115 acres · of 3.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
121 ac
42 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
71%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.3 mi
3.3 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wales have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wales is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns, #168 of 362 in Wisconsin. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, trail miles lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wales’ overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land42 acres of park per 1,000 residents (121 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home71% 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 71%
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Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 54%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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 Wales Community Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Firemans Memorial Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
115 conserved acres
6% of Wales’ land. Who manages Wales’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city89 ac
State natural resources26 ac
Local Park · 89 acState Park · 26 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 83 | Open |
| Glacial Drumlin State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 26 | Open |
| Firemans Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Wales
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Wales
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Disc golf in Wales
Wales Community Disc Golf CourseIn Wales Community Park
DirectionsBiking & sports
3.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
12Soccer
6Tennis
5Baseball
1Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Wales
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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 31 | 43 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 45 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
February is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wales →
Next door
Wales and its neighbors
Wales has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 6% | 0.4 | 42 | 71% | B+ |
| Genesee | 3% | 0.2 | 73 | 34% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wales
Where can I hike in Wales?
The longest trail networks: Wales Community Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wales is conserved land?
6% 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 Wales’ trails?
Wales Community Park and Firemans Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Wales?
3.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Wales?
23,998 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wales or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 121 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wales have?
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #168 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 Wales 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 →