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Outdoors in Owens Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Owens Township

4% of Owens Township’s land is conserved, about 682 acres. 13 miles of mapped trail cross Owens Township, 0.5 per square mile of land. 1% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
4%
682 acres · of 27.7 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
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

682 conserved acres

4% of Owens Township’s land. Who manages Owens Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources670 ac
State fish & wildlife12 ac
State Resource Management Area · 670 acState Conservation Area · 12 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Miscellaneous
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources670Open
Little Fork River State Aquatic Management Area (St. Louis)
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife12Restricted
Trails & water

1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers

Named trails
David Dill Arrowhead Trail1.9 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Little Fork RiverRice River
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

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

Courts & fields
1Soccer
1Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The walking year in Owens 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)8.810.211.713.615.116.015.614.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)172437526574787667523522
Rain (in)0.90.81.01.92.94.14.03.33.42.61.61.1

February is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Owens Township →

Next door

Owens Township and its neighbors

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Beatty Township40 miAngora Township14 miOwens Township13 miField Township10 miCook4.1 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Owens Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Cook— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Angora Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Beatty Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Field 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 Owens Township

Is there public land near Owens Township?

115,508 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Owens Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 671 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Owens 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 →