Whiting Well Field
Park
139 acres2.8 mi of trail
Green Circle Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Whiting
14% of Whiting’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 9.7 miles of mapped trail cross Whiting, 5.4 per square mile of land. 242 acres are parks and preserves, 162 per 1,000 residents.
Among the top 1% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
14%
164 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
9.7 mi
5.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
242 ac
162 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
1.1 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
1
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Whiting?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Whiting have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Whiting is among the top 1% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Whiting’s overall grade.
Conserved land14% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails5.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land162 acres of park per 1,000 residents (242 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks 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)Among the top 1%
LessMore
Water is 17% of Whiting’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 12%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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 Whiting Well Field, with 2.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Upper Whiting Park
Park
34 acres1.2 mi of trail
Whiting Trail LoopGreen Circle Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Lower Whiting Park
Park
42 acres0.9 mi of trail
Whiting Trail Loop
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Whiting Conservation Area
Nature preserve
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Whiting Well Field139 acres · 2.8 mi of trail
Upper Whiting Park34 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
DirectionsLower Whiting Park42 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
DirectionsWhiting Conservation Area3 acres
Water Tower Park1 acres
Who protects it
164 conserved acres
14% of Whiting’s land. Water is left out: Whiting has 1.8 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Whiting’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city151 ac
Bureau of Land Management13 ac
Local Park · 125 acLocal Recreation Area · 26 acNational Public Lands · 13 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiting Well Field Park Local Park | Town or city | 66 | Open |
| Lower Whiting Park Local Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Upper Whiting Park Local Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Green Circle Trail Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| Northeastern States District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 13 | Open |
| Schrader Connection Trail Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Water Tower Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Whiting
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Whiting
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Whiting
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
4 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 5.0 miUnpaved · 3.0 mi
Green Circle Trail - Paper Mill Trail0.9 mi
Whiting Trail Loop0.8 mi
Green Circle Trail0.7 mi
Green Circle Trail - Shraeder Connection0.7 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Green Circle TrailBike route
5.4 miWhiting Crossing TrailBike route
1.6 miRiver Pines TrailBike route
0.9 miPapermill TrailBike route
0.5 miMcDill TrailBike route
0.4 miCourts & fields
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Whiting
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 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 24 | 29 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 42 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Whiting →
Next door
Whiting and its neighbors
Whiting has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whiting | 14% | 5.4 | 162 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Linwood | under 1% | 0.1 | 17 | 5% | C− |
| Stevens Point | 8% | 2.5 | 44 | 99% | A+ |
| Plover | 3% | 0.9 | 17 | 96% | A− |
| Plover | 7% | 0.1 | 545 | 47% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Whiting
Where can I hike in Whiting?
The longest trail networks: Whiting Well Field, 2.8 miles; Upper Whiting Park, 1.2 miles; Lower Whiting Park, 0.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Whiting is conserved land?
14% 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 Whiting’s trails?
Whiting Well Field and Upper Whiting Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Whiting?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of painted or protected lanes. Named routes: Green Circle Trail, Whiting Crossing Trail and River Pines Trail.
Is there public land near Whiting?
11,067 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Whiting or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 255 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Whiting have?
Among the top 1% 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 Whiting 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 →