West Milwaukee Park
Park
22 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Patriarca12 · CC BY 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in West Milwaukee
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in West Milwaukee
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross West Milwaukee, 0.9 per square mile of land. 22 acres are parks and preserves, 5.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #163 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
22 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
22 ac
5.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.8 mi
1.6 mi lanes · 0.2 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is West Milwaukee?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does West Milwaukee have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Milwaukee is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #163 of 362 in Wisconsin. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of West Milwaukee’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land5.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (22 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13CParks 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 72%
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Wisconsin towns of 2,500+ (362)Ahead of 55%
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 West Milwaukee Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
22 conserved acres
3% of West Milwaukee’s land. Who manages West Milwaukee’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County22 ac
Local Park · 22 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Milwaukee Park Local Park | County | 22 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in West Milwaukee
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in West Milwaukee
West Milwaukee Park Wading PoolIn West Milwaukee Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in West Milwaukee
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
1.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.6 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Baseball
3Tennis
1Football
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in West Milwaukee: 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 43 | 55 | 67 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
February is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in West Milwaukee →
Next door
West Milwaukee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Milwaukee | 3% | 0.9 | 6 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Milwaukee | 9% | 0.9 | 10 | 99%+ | A− |
| West Allis | 7% | 0.4 | 12 | 95% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in West Milwaukee
Where can I hike in West Milwaukee?
The longest trail networks: West Milwaukee Park, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of West Milwaukee is conserved land?
3% 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 West Milwaukee’s trails?
West Milwaukee Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in West Milwaukee?
1.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.6 of painted or protected lanes and 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near West Milwaukee?
18,127 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Milwaukee or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does West Milwaukee have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #163 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 West Milwaukee 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 →