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Outdoors in Barclay Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Barclay Township

5% of Barclay Township’s land is conserved, about 474 acres. 2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Barclay Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
5%
474 acres · of 13.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
7
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

474 conserved acres

5% of Barclay Township’s land. Water is left out: Barclay Township has 13.9 square miles of land and 1.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Barclay Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources474 ac
State Resource Management Area · 474 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Miscellaneous
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources474Open
Trails & water

3 named trails and 7 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 1.0 mi
North River Road Southwest1.8 mi
Swede Lake Trail Southwest0.6 mi
21st Avenue Southwest0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.1 miles of bike routes

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

0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out

The walking year in Barclay 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)8.910.211.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)192538526675797769543724
Rain (in)0.70.71.22.13.24.34.23.33.02.71.20.9

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Barclay Township →

Next door

Barclay Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Barclay Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Chickamaw Beach— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pine River Township1%under 0.1under 1under 1%D
Ponto Lake Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wilson 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 Barclay Township

Where can I bike in Barclay Township?

0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Barclay Township?

18,133 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Barclay Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 471 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Barclay 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 →