Pardeeville Memorial School Forest
Nature preserve
41 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Praiawart · CC BY 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Wyocena
Wyocena has 838 acres of parks, 399 for every 1,000 residents
8% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6% of Wyocena’s land is conserved, about 1,279 acres. 5.5 miles of mapped trail cross Wyocena, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
1,279 acres · of 35.7 sq mi of land
Trails
5.5 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
838 ac
399 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
8%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
10
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Wyocena?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wyocena have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wyocena is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wyocena’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land399 acres of park per 1,000 residents (838 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home8% of residents within a half mile of a park · WI 90% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 52%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B+. 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
1,279 conserved acres
6% of Wyocena’s land. Who manages Wyocena’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources863 ac
County282 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)245 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits119 ac
State Recreation Area · 708 acConservation Easement · 365 acState Conservation Area · 268 acLocal Park · 169 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 291 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Helland Wildlife Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 500 | Open |
| Rocky Run Creek Fishery Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 206 | Open |
| Columbia County Park Local Park | County | 169 | Open |
| Natural Area State Conservation Area | County | 113 | Restricted |
| Rocky Run Oak Savanna State Natural Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 113 | Restricted |
| Rem-Roelke Creek State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 40 | Restricted |
| Statewide Public Access State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
| Statewide Public Access - Sd State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Wyocena
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Wyocena
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Wyocena
1 playground without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Wyocena
Indian Trails Campground
DirectionsTrails & water
10 lakes & rivers
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Wyocena
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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 32 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 45 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
February is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wyocena →
Next door
Wyocena and its neighbors
Wyocena has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyocena | 6% | 0.2 | 399 | 8% | B− |
| Springvale | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lowville | 13% | 0.1 | 2,548 | 22% | B |
| Marcellon | 5% | 0.1 | 394 | 5% | B− |
| Rio | under 1% | 0.1 | 13 | 87% | C |
| Pacific | 20% | 0.1 | 910 | 60% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wyocena
How much of Wyocena is conserved land?
6% 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 Wyocena’s trails?
Pardeeville Memorial School Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wyocena?
21,084 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wyocena or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 838 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wyocena have?
Ahead of 52% 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 Wyocena 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 →