Mueller-Wright House · Photo: Jeff the quiet · CC097% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Wrightstown
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Wrightstown, 0.1 per square mile of land. 40 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns · #302 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Wrightstown?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Wrightstown have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wrightstown is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns, #302 of 362 in Wisconsin. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
24 conserved acres
1% of Wrightstown’s land. Who manages Wrightstown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zirbel Sledding Hill Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Wrightstown Park Local Park | County | 6 | Open |
| Shamrock Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Mueller Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Van Dyke Park Local Park | Private owners | 2 | Open |
| Lion'S-Waupekun Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
3 places to go in Wrightstown
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 lakes & rivers
0.0 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
September is the best month for walking in Wrightstown
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) | 26 | 30 | 41 | 54 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 44 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
February is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wrightstown →
Wrightstown and its neighbors
Wrightstown 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrightstown | 1% | 0.1 | 12 | 97% | C+ |
| Kaukauna | under 1% | under 0.1 | 19 | 37% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wrightstown
How much of Wrightstown is conserved land?
1% 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 Wrightstown’s trails?
Mueller Park and Zirbel Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wrightstown?
4,775 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wrightstown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 40 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wrightstown have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #302 of 362 in Wisconsin. 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 Wrightstown 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 →