Navarino State Wildlife Area
Nature preserve
2,215 acres1.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Waukechon
Waukechon has 2,481 acres of parks, 2,439 for every 1,000 residents
11% of Waukechon’s land is conserved, about 2,399 acres. The biggest trail networks: Navarino State Wildlife Area (1.7 mi). 4.7 miles of mapped trail cross Waukechon, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
2,399 acres · of 34.9 sq mi of land
Trails
4.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
2,481 ac
2,439 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
30%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Waukechon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Waukechon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Waukechon is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Waukechon’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land2,439 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2,481 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home30% 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 65%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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 Navarino State Wildlife Area, with 1.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Navarino Cedar Swamp State Natural Area
Nature preserve
445 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
2,399 conserved acres
11% of Waukechon’s land. Who manages Waukechon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources2,332 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service66 ac
Town or city6 ac
Bureau of Land Management3 ac
State Recreation Area · 2,225 acState Resource Management Area · 107 acConservation Easement · 66 acLocal Conservation Area · 6 acNational Public Lands · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 66 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navarino Wildlife Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 2,217 | Open |
| Lower Wolf River Bottomlands Natural Resource Area State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 99 | Open |
| Scattered Forest Land - Lm State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 9 | Open |
| Scattered Forest Lands State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 9 | Open |
| Murray Creek Nature Conservancy Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Northeastern States District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 3 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The walking year in Waukechon
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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 25 | 29 | 41 | 54 | 67 | 76 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 57 | 42 | 30 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Waukechon →
Next door
Waukechon and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waukechon | 11% | 0.1 | 2,439 | 30% | B+ |
| Shawano | 10% | 0.3 | 51 | 99%+ | A |
| Belle Plaine | under 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | 4% | D |
| Hartland | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Navarino | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Washington | under 1% | 0.2 | 17 | 21% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Waukechon
Where can I hike in Waukechon?
The longest trail networks: Navarino State Wildlife Area, 1.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Waukechon is conserved land?
11% 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 Waukechon’s trails?
Navarino State Wildlife Area and Navarino Cedar Swamp State Natural Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Waukechon?
19,015 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Waukechon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,485 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Waukechon have?
Ahead of 65% 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 Waukechon 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 →