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Outdoors in Lakeside Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Lakeside Township

7% of Lakeside Township’s land is conserved, about 1,229 acres. 2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Lakeside Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 6% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
7%
1,229 acres · of 29.0 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
6%
of residents within ½ mile
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

1,229 conserved acres

7% of Lakeside Township’s land. Water is left out: Lakeside Township has 29.0 square miles of land and 7.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lakeside Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources1,115 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)113 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,115 acConservation Easement · 113 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 113 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Miscellaneous
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources1,115Open
When to get out

The walking year in Lakeside 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)9.010.311.813.515.015.815.414.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)192538526675797769553824
Rain (in)0.70.81.42.33.54.54.73.83.22.91.51.0

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Lakeside Township →

Next door

Lakeside Township and its neighbors

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Seavey Township5.7 miMalmo Township4.0 miEast Side Township2.6 miLakeside Township2.2 miWealthwood Township1.5 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Lakeside Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Seavey Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Malmo Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wealthwood Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
East Side 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 Lakeside Township

Is there public land near Lakeside Township?

34,597 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lakeside Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,121 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lakeside 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 →