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Outdoors in Pottawatomie Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Pottawatomie Township

1% of Pottawatomie Township’s land is conserved, about 275 acres. 1 acre is park or preserve, 1.5 per 1,000 residents. 3.6 miles of mapped trail cross Pottawatomie Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
275 acres · of 38.6 sq mi of land
Trails
3.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
1.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
41%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

275 conserved acres

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

USDA easements (NRCS)275 ac
Conservation Easement · 275 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 275 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

1 places to go in Pottawatomie Township

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

Playgrounds in Pottawatomie Township

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

Trails & water

1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
South Tyler Terrace0.2 mi
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
1Basketball

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

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Judge James Hanway HouseBuilding · listed 2008
About it
When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Pottawatomie 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)9.810.711.813.214.214.814.613.612.411.110.09.5
High (°F)404656667584898880685543
Rain (in)1.21.62.54.05.75.34.33.94.23.32.31.7

January is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pottawatomie Township →

Next door

Pottawatomie Township and its neighbors

Pottawatomie Township has the most mapped trails of the 3 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
Pottawatomie Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Walker Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Cutler 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 Pottawatomie Township

Is there public land near Pottawatomie Township?

731 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pottawatomie Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Pottawatomie Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →