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Outdoors in South Branch Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in South Branch Township

OpenStreetMap doesn’t show named parks or mapped trails in South Branch Township yet. Know a trail or a town park? Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap, and it shows up here on the next refresh.

Conserved land
1%
179 acres · of 39.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 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

179 conserved acres

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

Other state land177 ac
Joint2 ac
Conservation Easement · 179 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 179 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

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When to get out

September is the best month for walking in South Branch 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)9.210.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)232841566979828074594228
Rain (in)0.80.91.83.34.55.03.94.03.32.51.51.0

January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in South Branch Township →

Next door

South Branch 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
South Branch Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rosendale Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Long Lake 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 South Branch Township

Is there public land near South Branch Township?

161 acres of parks and open public land lie inside South Branch 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 South Branch 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 →