1
Waterloo Wildlife Area
Managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
2,674 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Waterloo
Waterloo, WI parks, trails & bike paths
About 20% of Waterloo is conserved land, roughly 4,113 acres. There are about 4.9 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Waterloo, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Waterloo outdoors
Conserved land
20%
4,113 of 20,569 acres
Trails
4.9 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
named on the map
Bike routes
0.6 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
Waterloo Prairie State Natural Area
Nature preserve
214 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Holzhueter Farm Conservation Park
Managed by Jefferson County
113 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects the land
4,113 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1,297 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 lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.6 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Waterloo
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 2,811 acState Recreation Area 2,698 acConservation Easement 1,301 acAgricultural Easement 358 acState Park 109 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo - Mud Lake Wildlife AreaState Recreation Area | State natural resources | 2,657 | Open |
| Waterloo Wildlife AreaState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 2,542 | Restricted |
| Waterloo Wildlife Area 16State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 177 | Open |
| Holzhueter Farm State ParkState Park | State natural resources | 109 | Open |
| Scattered WildlifeState Conservation Area | County | 49 | Restricted |
| Waterloo Wildlife Area 13State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 45 | Open |
| Scattered Wildlife - SdState Recreation Area | State natural resources | 42 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Island CemeteryCemetery
Neville CemeteryCemetery
South Road CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Waterloo and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo | 20% | 4.9 mi | 3 |
| Portland | 9.6% | 1.5 mi | 4 |
| Waterloo | 4.5% | 5.5 mi | 4 |
| Milford | 1.1% | 2.5 mi | 2 |
| Lake Mills | 16.6% | 10.1 mi | 5 |
| Medina | 3.2% | 18.3 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Waterloo'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.