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Willow River State Park
Managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
1,769 acres9.8 mi of trail
Nelson Farm TrailBurkhardt TrailNorthern TraverseMound TrailWillow Falls Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · St. Joseph
St. Joseph, WI parks, trails & bike paths
About 8.7% of St. Joseph is conserved land, roughly 1,915 acres. There are about 11 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Willow River State Park (9.8 mi) and Homestead Parklands on Perch Lake (0.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in St. Joseph, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
St. Joseph outdoors
Conserved land
8.7%
1,915 of 21,953 acres
Trails
11 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi · 10 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
7
446 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
24.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 23.4 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
Homestead Parklands on Perch Lake
Park
84 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Willow River Wildlife Area
Nature preserve
120 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Eckert-Richards Blufflands
Managed by Saint Croix County
118 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.
Waterfalls in St. Joseph
Willow FallsIn Willow River State Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 1.8 miUnpaved 8.7 mi
- Nelson Farm Trail2.8 mi
- Burkhardt Trail2.1 mi
- Northern Traverse1.5 mi
- Mound Trail1.3 mi
- Willow Falls Trail1.0 mi
- Southern Traverse0.3 mi
- Pioneer Trail0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Bass LakelakeBright LakepondDry Dam LakelakeFurger LakelakeLittle Falls LakelakePerch LakelakeSaint Croix RiverWillow River
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,915 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 paths23.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.7 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis1
- Basketball1
- Baseball1
- Softball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in St. Joseph
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Park 1,566 acPrivate Park 219 acState Recreation Area 128 acState Other or Unknown 7 acWild and Scenic River 2 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow River State ParkState Park | State natural resources | 1,566 | Open |
| White Eagle Golf ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 219 | Open |
| Willow River State Habitat Area-Western Prairie Habitat Restoration AreaState Recreation Area | State natural resources | 120 | Open |
| Simon Prairie State Habitat Area-Western Prairie Habitat Restoration AreaState Recreation Area | State natural resources | 7 | Open |
| Western Prairie Habitat RestorationState Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 7 | Closed |
| Lower Saint Croix National Scenic RiverwayWild and Scenic River | National Park Service | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Wisconsin Welcomes YouMonument
Houlton CemeteryCemetery
Pioneer CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
St. Joseph and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph | 8.7% | 10.8 mi | 7 |
| Stillwater | 3.8% | 6.1 mi | 30 |
| Somerset | 11.1% | 0.8 mi | 8 |
| Oak Park Heights | 6.4% | 4.9 mi | 8 |
| Richmond | 6.1% | 0.8 mi | 6 |
| Hudson | 9.7% | 8.9 mi | 5 |
| Bayport | 5.4% | 1.2 mi | 4 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about St. Joseph'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 20-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.