LaFollete Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Green Bay and Western Railroad Depot · Photo: Jonathunder · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Whitehall
Whitehall has 10 acres of parks, 6.2 for every 1,000 residents
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Whitehall, 0.1 per square mile of land. 70% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Whitehall’s land is conserved, about 73 acres.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
73 acres · of 3.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
6.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
70%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Whitehall have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Whitehall is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Whitehall’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land6.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (10 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13CParks close to home70% 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 34%
LessMore
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Whitehall. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to C+. 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
73 conserved acres
3% of Whitehall’s land. Who manages Whitehall’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners64 ac
Town or city10 ac
Private Park · 64 acLocal Park · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehall Public Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 64 | Open |
| Lafollete Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Green Bay and Western Railroad DepotBuilding · listed 2006
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Whitehall
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 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 24 | 30 | 42 | 57 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 59 | 43 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
February is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Whitehall →
Next door
Whitehall and its neighbors
Whitehall has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehall | 3% | 0.1 | 6 | 70% | C |
| Independence | under 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 89% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Whitehall
How much of Whitehall 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 Whitehall’s trails?
LaFollete Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Whitehall?
2,790 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Whitehall or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Whitehall have?
Ahead of 34% 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 Whitehall neighbors.
Share a tip
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 →