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Outdoors in Coldwater Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Coldwater Township

The biggest trail networks: Coldwater Recreation Park (1.2 mi). 1,104 acres are parks and preserves, 1,130 per 1,000 residents. 286 miles of mapped trail cross Coldwater Township, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
1,936 acres · of 424.2 sq mi of land
Trails
286 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,104 ac
1,130 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
71%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

12
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is Coldwater Recreation Park, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Coldwater Recreation Park

Park
1,111 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Coldwater City Park

Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

1,936 conserved acres

1% of Coldwater Township’s land. Who manages Coldwater Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits1,933 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)1,485 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,782 acAgricultural Easement · 1,485 acPrivate Conservation · 151 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,785 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Red Hills
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits151Unknown
Things to do

2 places to go in Coldwater Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Coldwater Township
Big Toy Park
Directions

Plus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
3Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Coldwater Township

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.910.811.913.114.114.714.513.612.411.210.19.6
High (°F)475160707989949284725947
Rain (in)0.70.91.82.33.53.93.13.21.82.21.11.0

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Coldwater Township →

Next door

Coldwater Township and its neighbors

Coldwater Township has the most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Coldwater Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Avilla Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Powell Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Protection Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Aetna Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Deerhead Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Coldwater Township

Where can I hike in Coldwater Township?

The longest trail networks: Coldwater Recreation Park, 1.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Coldwater Township’s trails?

Coldwater Recreation Park and Coldwater City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Coldwater Township?

1,099 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Coldwater Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,104 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Coldwater Township neighbors.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →