Wolf River Wildlife Area
Nature preserve
1,978 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Wolf River
Wolf River has 2,332 acres of parks, 1,839 for every 1,000 residents
11% of Wolf River’s land is conserved, about 2,116 acres. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Wolf River. 36% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
2,116 acres · of 28.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
2,332 ac
1,839 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
36%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Wolf River?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wolf River have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wolf River is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wolf River’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land1,839 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2,332 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home36% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 60%
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Water is 26% of Wolf River’s area (10 of 39 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 8%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Rat River Wildlife Area
Nature preserve
105 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
2,116 conserved acres
11% of Wolf River’s land. Water is left out: Wolf River has 28.8 square miles of land and 10.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Wolf River’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources2,080 ac
Private owners34 ac
Bureau of Land Management2 ac
State Recreation Area · 2,080 acPrivate Conservation · 34 acNational Public Lands · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf River Wildlife Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 1,976 | Open |
| Rat River Wildlife Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 105 | Open |
| Statewide Wildlife Habitat Private Conservation | Private owners | 34 | Closed |
| Northeastern States District Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Wolf River
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Wolf River
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
4 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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.
Courts & fields
1Pickleball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Wolf River
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 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 30 | 42 | 56 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 59 | 44 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wolf River →
Next door
Wolf River and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf River | 11% | under 0.1 | 1,839 | 36% | B |
| Winchester | 16% | 0.1 | 1,997 | 52% | B+ |
| Fremont | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bloomfield | under 1% | under 0.1 | 10 | 1% | D |
| Poygan | 10% | under 0.1 | 273 | 11% | B− |
| Caledonia | 2% | 0.1 | 221 | under 1% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wolf River
How much of Wolf River is conserved land?
11% 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 Wolf River’s trails?
Wolf River Wildlife Area and Rat River Wildlife Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wolf River?
13,846 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wolf River or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,334 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wolf River have?
Ahead of 60% 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 Wolf River 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 →