About 15% of Wyalusing is conserved land, roughly 4,003 acres. There are about 20 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Wyalusing State Park (16.3 mi), Wyalusing Walnut Forest State Natural Area (1.5 mi), and Wyalusing Hardwood Forest State Natural Area (1.1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Wyalusing, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Wyalusing outdoors
Conserved land
15%
4,003 of 27,092 acres
Trails
20 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi · 19 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
7
named on the map
Bike routes
0.0 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.
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources
2,689 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
2,625 ac
County
50 ac
Private owners
36 ac
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1 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 lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
Beach volleyball1
Volleyball1
Baseball1
Tennis1
Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Wyalusing
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Wildlife Refuge 2,625 acState Park 2,602 acState Conservation Area 101 acConservation Easement 37 acPrivate Conservation 36 ac
Place
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
2,625
Restricted
Wyalusing State ParkState Park
State natural resources
2,602
Open
Natural AreaState Conservation Area
County
50
Restricted
Gasner Hollow Prairie Natural AreaState Conservation Area
State natural resources
50
Restricted
Lower Wisconsin State RiverwayPrivate Conservation