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Dells of the Wisconsin River State Natural Area
Managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
661 acres2 mi of trail
Chapel Gorge Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
Outdoors · Wisconsin Dells
Wisconsin Dells, WI parks, trails & bike paths
About 18% of Wisconsin Dells is conserved land, roughly 938 acres. There are about 5.9 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Dells of the Wisconsin River State Natural Area (2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Wisconsin Dells, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Wisconsin Dells outdoors
Conserved land
18%
938 of 5,205 acres
Trails
5.9 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
7
368 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
5.5 mi
2.1 mi lanes · 3.4 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
Jenkin's Park
Managed by City of Wisconsin Dells
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Rocky Arbor State Park
Managed by Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
4
Rotary Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Who protects the land
938 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 10 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 lanes2.1 mi
- Off-road bike paths3.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball9
- Tennis4
- Basketball2
- Football1
- Volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Wisconsin Dells and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Dells | 18% | 5.9 mi | 7 |
| Dell Prairie | 2.2% | 3.6 mi | 1 |
| Newport | 0.2% | 0.3 mi | 2 |
| Lyndon | 3.9% | 3.2 mi | 5 |
| Delton | 13.9% | 22.4 mi | 6 |
| Lake Delton | 3.6% | 12.3 mi | 7 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Wisconsin Dells'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.