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Outdoors in Westboro

More than half of Westboro’s land is conserved: 61%

61% of Westboro’s land is conserved, about 48,416 acres. The biggest trail networks: Taylor County Forest (2.7 mi). 1,093 acres are parks and preserves, 1,309 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
61%
48,416 acres · of 124.1 sq mi of land
Trails
60 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,093 ac
1,309 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
50%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
14
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

12
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 Taylor County Forest, with 2.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Taylor County Forest

Nature preserve
1,092 acres2.7 mi of trail
Ice Age Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Price County Forest

Managed by Price County
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

48,416 conserved acres

61% of Westboro’s land. Who manages Westboro’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service47,336 ac
County1,084 ac
National Forest · 47,336 acLocal Conservation Area · 1,072 acLocal Park · 12 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Chequamegon National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service47,336Open
Taylor County Forest
Local Conservation Area
County1,060Open
County Park
Local Park
County12Open
Price County Forest
Local Conservation Area
County12Open
Things to do

5 places to go in Westboro

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Campgrounds in Westboro
Eastwood Recreation Area CampgroundFee · USFS
Directions
Picnic Point Recreation Area CampgroundFee · USFS
Directions
Spearhead Point CampgroundFee · USFS
Directions
West Point CampgroundFee · USFS
Directions

Plus 1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

25 named trails and 14 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 34.2 mi
Ice Age Trail16.0 mi
Pine Line Trail6.1 mi
Forest Trail 3193.0 mi
Forest Road 5913.0 mi
Forest Trail 3022.8 mi
Forest Road 1002.5 mi
Forest Road 15232.2 mi
Forest Road 15972.2 mi
Forest Road 5381.8 mi
Forest Road 5741.5 mi
15 more trails
Forest Road 581
1.2 mi
Forest Road 1555
1.2 mi
Forest Road 1557
1.2 mi
Forest Road 1528
1.0 mi
Forest Road 1553
0.9 mi
Forest Road 1588
0.9 mi
Aldo Leopold Commemorative Trail
0.8 mi
Forest Road 569
0.8 mi
Forest Road 1561
0.6 mi
Forest Road 540
0.6 mi
Forest Road 592
0.5 mi
Forest Road 1560
0.5 mi
Forest Road 593
0.5 mi
Forest Road 555
0.4 mi
Forest Road 1524
0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Chelsea LakereservoirDuehien LakelakeEast LakelakeHalf Moon LakeKettle LakepondMondeaux Flowage 24reservoirNiene LakelakeSkinner LakepondUpper Steve Creek FlowagereservoirWellington LakelakeBlack RiverMondeaux RiverNorth Fork Yellow RiverSouth Fork Jump River
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Pine Line TrailBike route
6.1 mi
Courts & fields
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Mondeaux Dam Recreation AreaDistrict · listed 1984
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Westboro

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.110.311.813.414.915.615.314.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)212639526675787668543926
Rain (in)1.11.11.72.93.84.63.93.93.73.21.91.4

February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Westboro →

Next door

Westboro and its neighbors

Westboro has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Grover79 miWestboro60 miRib Lake37 miMolitor19 miChelsea14 miOgema9.2 miJump River9.2 miKennan0.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Westboro— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Ogema— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rib Lake— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Molitor— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Chelsea— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Jump River— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Grover— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Kennan— 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 Westboro

Where can I hike in Westboro?

The longest trail networks: Taylor County Forest, 2.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Westboro’s trails?

Taylor County Forest and Price County Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Westboro?

170,643 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Westboro or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 47,939 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Westboro 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 →