Few parks or trails are on the map in Chatham Township
7% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Chatham Township. 1 acre is park or preserve, 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Chatham Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Chatham Township is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
Water is 13% of Chatham Township’s area (2 of 17 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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88 conserved acres
1% of Chatham Township’s land. Water is left out: Chatham Township has 14.8 square miles of land and 2.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Chatham Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 88 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
3 places to go in Chatham Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
5 lakes & rivers
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The walking year in Chatham 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 22 | 27 | 40 | 55 | 68 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 57 | 40 | 27 |
| Rain (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Chatham Township →
Chatham Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 7% | D |
| Buffalo | 3% | 0.2 | 10 | 99%+ | B |
| Maple Lake Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Marysville Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 40 | 15% | C |
| Albion Township | 6% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Chatham Township
How much of Chatham Township is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 5% for a Minnesota town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Where can I bike in Chatham Township?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Chatham Township?
5,550 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chatham Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Chatham Township have?
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Chatham Township neighbors.
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 →