York Praire State Natural Area
Nature preserve
79 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
D−Outdoors
Outdoors in York
Few parks or trails are on the map in York
0.4 miles of mapped trail cross York.
Ahead of 5% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
177 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does York have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, York is ahead of 5% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
D−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of York’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical WI town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · WI 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · WI 31 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% 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 5%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in York. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. 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.
Who protects it
177 conserved acres
1% of York’s land. Who manages York’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources146 ac
County141 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service30 ac
State Conservation Area · 282 acConservation Easement · 35 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Area State Conservation Area | County | 141 | Restricted |
| York Prairie State Natural Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 141 | Restricted |
Things to do
1 places to go in York
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in York
1 peak without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in York
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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 32 | 44 | 58 | 70 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 45 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
January is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in York →
Next door
York 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Perry | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Adams | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Blanchard | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| New Glarus | 4% | 0.2 | 333 | 32% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in York
How much of York 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 York’s trails?
York Praire State Natural Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near York?
8,147 acres of parks and open public land lie inside York or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does York have?
Ahead of 5% 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 York 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 →