Wood County Courthouse · Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC0Wisconsin Rapids has 12 miles of mapped trails, 0.9 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Ben Hansen Park (0.9 mi), Witter Park (0.5 mi). 80% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Wisconsin Rapids’ land is conserved, about 207 acres.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns · #233 of 362 in Wisconsin State. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Wisconsin Rapids?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Wisconsin Rapids have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wisconsin Rapids is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns, #233 of 362 in Wisconsin State. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Water is 6% of Wisconsin Rapids’ area (1 of 15 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Ben Hansen Park, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 12 parks & preserves
207 conserved acres
2% of Wisconsin Rapids’ land. Water is left out: Wisconsin Rapids has 13.9 square miles of land and 0.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Wisconsin Rapids’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern States District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 56 | Open |
| Robinson Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Griffith Nursery State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 20 | Restricted |
| Well/Pool/Mead Field Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Ben Hanson Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Witter Field Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Compost Site/Bmx Track Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Sand Lot Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Lyon Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Poplar Springs Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
18 places to go in Wisconsin Rapids
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
18 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
7.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The walking year in Wisconsin Rapids
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) | 25 | 30 | 42 | 56 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 42 | 30 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wisconsin Rapids →
Wisconsin Rapids and its neighbors
Wisconsin Rapids 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Rapids | 2% | 0.9 | 10 | 80% | B |
| Grand Rapids | 3% | 0.4 | 47 | 55% | B |
| Biron | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Seneca | 18% | under 0.1 | 4,215 | 16% | B |
| Port Edwards | 6% | 2.5 | 99 | 97% | A+ |
| Rudolph | 1% | under 0.1 | 172 | 14% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wisconsin Rapids
Where can I hike in Wisconsin Rapids?
The longest trail networks: Ben Hansen Park, 0.9 miles; Witter Park, 0.5 miles; Sand Lot Park, 0.3 miles; Robinson Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wisconsin Rapids is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Wisconsin State town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Wisconsin Rapids’ trails?
Ben Hansen Park and Witter Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Wisconsin Rapids?
7.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of painted or protected lanes, 4.0 of off-road paths and 1.7 of shoulders and shared lanes. Named routes: Ahdawagam Green Trail, Ahdawagam Purple Trail and Ahdawagam Red Trail.
Is there public land near Wisconsin Rapids?
16,498 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wisconsin Rapids or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 238 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Wisconsin Rapids have?
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #233 of 362 in Wisconsin State. 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 Wisconsin Rapids neighbors.
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 →