Derge County Park
Park
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Westford
Westford has 70 acres of parks, 52 for every 1,000 residents
8% of Westford’s land is conserved, about 1,628 acres. 5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Westford.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
1,628 acres · of 30.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
70 ac
52 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Westford have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Westford is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Westford’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land52 acres of park per 1,000 residents (70 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home5% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 43%
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Water is 15% of Westford’s area (5 of 35 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 7%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,628 conserved acres
8% of Westford’s land. Water is left out: Westford has 30.0 square miles of land and 5.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Westford’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources1,270 ac
County716 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)688 ac
Private owners19 ac
State Conservation Area · 987 acState Recreation Area · 986 acConservation Easement · 688 acLocal Park · 33 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 590 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scattered Wildlife State Conservation Area | County | 683 | Restricted |
| Scattered Wildlife - Sd State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 683 | Open |
| Glacial Habitat Restoration State Conservation Area | Private owners | 304 | Restricted |
| Glacial Habitat Restoration - Sd State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 284 | Open |
| Derge County Park Local Park | County | 33 | Open |
| Rem-Beaver Dam Lake State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 19 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Westford
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Westford
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Westford
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Westford
Derge County Park CampgroundIn Derge County Park
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Westford
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 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 30 | 42 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 44 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
February is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Westford →
Next door
Westford and its neighbors
Westford has the second most mapped trails of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westford | 8% | under 0.1 | 52 | 5% | C+ |
| Randolph | under 1% | under 0.1 | 8 | 79% | C− |
| Calamus | 3% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Fox Lake | 9% | under 0.1 | 21 | 6% | C+ |
| Beaver Dam | 7% | 0.2 | 251 | 53% | B+ |
| Beaver Dam | 4% | 0.1 | 16 | 98% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Westford
How much of Westford is conserved land?
8% 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 Westford’s trails?
Derge County Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Westford?
8,931 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Westford or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 70 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Westford have?
Ahead of 43% 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 Westford 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 →