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Outdoors in Dover Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Dover Township

2.1 miles of mapped trail cross Dover Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
34 acres · of 34.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

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

34 conserved acres

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

Other state land22 ac
State fish & wildlife13 ac
Conservation Easement · 22 acState Conservation Area · 13 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 22 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Middle Branch Whitewater State Aquatic Management Area (Olmsted)
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife13Restricted
Trails & water

1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 1.4 mi
160th Avenue Southeast0.2 mi
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).

History →
Christoph Krause FarmsteadBuilding · listed 1980
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Dover 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)9.210.411.813.414.715.515.214.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)232841566878817972584229
Rain (in)1.01.12.03.74.65.64.44.53.72.51.81.3

January is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Dover Township →

Next door

Dover Township and its neighbors

Dover Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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
Dover Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Elmira Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Eyota Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Quincy Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
St. Charles 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 Dover Township

Is there public land near Dover Township?

4,647 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dover 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 Dover 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 →