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Sheehan Park
Park
142 acres2.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Sun Prairie
Sun Prairie, WI parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.8% of Sun Prairie is conserved land, roughly 483 acres. There are about 6.9 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Sheehan Park (2.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Sun Prairie, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Sun Prairie outdoors
Conserved land
5.8%
483 of 8,335 acres
Trails
6.9 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
45
13 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
68.7 mi
21.4 mi lanes · 44.3 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
Liberty Community Park
Park
14 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
North-East Greenspace
Managed by City of Madison
68 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Angell Park
Park
63 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 45 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 45 parks & preserves
Sheehan Park142 acres · 2.5 mi of trail
Liberty Community Park14 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Wetmore Community Park10 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Patrick Marsh Wildlife Area29 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Wyndham Hills Community Park24 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Orfan Community Park17 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Family Aquatic Center9 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Renstone Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Westwynde Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Glacier Crossing Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Sun Prairie
Showing 1–10 of 33 playgrounds
Red ParkIn Wyndham Hills Community Park
Wacky WavesIn Wyndham Hills Community Park
Unnamed playground in Windy Ridge Park
Unnamed playground in Windy Ridge Park
Unnamed playground in Fox Point Park
Unnamed playground in Thoreau Park
Unnamed playground in Thoreau Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Gateway Park
Unnamed playground in Gateway Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
483 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes21.4 mi
- Off-road bike paths44.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes3.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis26
- Baseball20
- Pickleball14
- Basketball12
- Soccer8
- Beach volleyball6
- Football3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Sun Prairie
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 478 acConservation Easement 2 acState Conservation Area 1 acLocal Recreation Area 1 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheehan ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 137 | Open |
| North-East ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 67 | Open |
| Smiths Crossing Community ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Angell ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Pet Exercise AreaLocal Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Stoneridge Estates Commumnity ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Wyndham Hills Community ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Orfan Community ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Liberty Community ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Family Aquatic CenterLocal Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Adam & Mary Smith HouseBuilding · 1872
Sid Boyum Cubist ForumMonument
Sid Boyum SatyrMonument
Memory GardenCemetery
Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary CemteryCemetery
Nearby
Sun Prairie and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Prairie | 5.8% | 6.9 mi | 45 |
| Sun Prairie | 1.2% | 8.2 mi | 3 |
| Windsor | 3.1% | 8.4 mi | 19 |
| Bristol | 2.4% | 1.8 mi | 5 |
| Burke | 13.4% | 10.1 mi | 9 |
| Madison | 9.6% | 153.8 mi | 261 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Sun Prairie'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.