1
Tiffany Wildlife Area
Nature preserve
6,599 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Nelson
Nelson, WI parks, trails & bike paths
About 25% of Nelson is conserved land, roughly 12,492 acres. There are about 1.4 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Nelson, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Nelson outdoors
Conserved land
25%
12,492 of 49,338 acres
Trails
1.4 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
3
named on the map
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
4,832 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Tiffany Bottoms State Natural Area
Nature preserve
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Beaches in Nelson
Unnamed beach in Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
Unnamed beach
Unnamed beach in Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
12,492 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Nelson
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Wildlife Refuge 11,628 acState Recreation Area 6,627 acNational Public Lands 47 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 11,628 | Restricted |
| Tiffany Wildlife AreaState Recreation Area | State natural resources | 6,627 | Open |
| Northeastern States District OfficeNational Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 47 | Open |
Nearby
Nelson and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Nelson's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 31.4-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.