Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Evansville
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 3.3 miles of mapped trail cross Evansville, 0.8 per square mile of land. 70 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns · #16 of 28 in Wyoming. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Evansville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Evansville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Evansville is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns, #16 of 28 in Wyoming. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Wyoming towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Evansville’s 3% is ahead of 15% of Wyoming towns, while its trails per square mile lead 41% of them.
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.
Joe Stoneking Park
65 conserved acres
3% of Evansville’s land. Who manages Evansville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casper Rail Trail Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| State Lands 1111130128 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 19 | Open |
| Reshaw Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
3 places to go in Evansville
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.
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
4.8 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.
The best walking months in Evansville: May, June and September
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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 39 | 50 | 57 | 67 | 79 | 88 | 86 | 76 | 60 | 46 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 2.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Evansville →
Evansville and its neighbors
Evansville has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evansville | 3% | 0.8 | 25 | 99%+ | A− |
| Casper | 4% | 0.8 | 13 | 96% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Evansville
How much of Evansville is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 9% for a Wyoming town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Evansville’s trails?
Reshaw Park and Joe Stoneking Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Evansville?
4.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Evansville?
51,886 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Evansville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 345 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Evansville have?
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #16 of 28 in Wyoming. 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 Evansville 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 →