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Birch CouleeBirch Coulee · Photo: JonHarder · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Birch Cooley Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Birch Cooley Township

5% of Birch Cooley Township’s land is conserved, about 1,463 acres. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Birch Cooley Township. 4% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
5%
1,463 acres · of 41.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
4%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
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

1,463 conserved acres

5% of Birch Cooley Township’s land. Who manages Birch Cooley Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other state land1,158 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)307 ac
State fish & wildlife1 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,465 acState Conservation Area · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,462 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Brickyard State Aquatic Management Area (Redwood)
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife1Restricted
Things to do

2 places to go in Birch Cooley Township

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

Campgrounds in Birch Cooley Township
Birch Coulee County ParkFee
Directions
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Birch CouleeSite · listed 1973
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Birch Cooley 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)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.8
High (°F)232840567079838074594228
Rain (in)0.60.71.52.73.64.83.74.23.02.31.20.9

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Birch Cooley Township →

Next door

Birch Cooley 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
Birch Cooley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sherman Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Morton— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Camp Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Beaver Falls Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Norfolk 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 Birch Cooley Township

Is there public land near Birch Cooley Township?

1,310 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Birch Cooley 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 Birch Cooley 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 →