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Castle Creek Conservancy
Managed by Village of Waunakee
45 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Waunakee
Waunakee, WI parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.7% of Waunakee is conserved land, roughly 266 acres. There are about 3.5 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Castle Creek Conservancy (1.1 mi) and Bolz Conservancy (0.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Waunakee, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Waunakee outdoors
Conserved land
5.7%
266 of 4,694 acres
Trails
3.5 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
29
17 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
27.2 mi
6.5 mi lanes · 20.7 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
Bolz Conservancy
Managed by Village of Waunakee
13 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Ripp Park
Managed by Village of Waunakee
86 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Waunakee Arboretum
Nature preserve
37 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 29 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 29 parks & preserves
Castle Creek Conservancy45 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · Village of Waunakee
Bolz Conservancy13 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Village of Waunakee
Ripp Park86 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Village of Waunakee
Waunakee Arboretum37 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Village Park21 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Village of Waunakee
Centennial Park15 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Village of Waunakee
Wilke Prairie Preserve6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Woodland Wayside3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Village of Waunakee
Dublin Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Village of Waunakee
Sixmile Creek Conservancy35 acres · Village of Waunakee
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Dog parks in Waunakee
Ripp Park Dog ParkIn Ripp Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
266 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 24 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 lanes6.5 mi
- Off-road bike paths20.7 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Soccer25
- Tennis21
- Baseball17
- Pickleball8
- Basketball5
- Football4
- Softball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Waunakee
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 201 acLocal Conservation Area 38 acOther Easement 26 acConservation Easement 10 acUnknown Easement 10 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ripp ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 84 | Open |
| Castle Creek ConservancyLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 38 | Open |
| Village ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Tierney ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Centennial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Meadowbrook ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Bolz Conservancy ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Hanover ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| North Ridge ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Scenic Valley ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Waunakee Veterans MemorialIn Village Park · Memorial
Montondon GravesiteCemetery
Saint John's CemeteryCemetery
Westport Pet MemorialCemetery
Nearby
Waunakee and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waunakee | 5.7% | 3.5 mi | 29 |
| Westport | 14.2% | 28.3 mi | 21 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Waunakee'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.