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Outdoors in Bear Creek Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Bear Creek Township

11% of Bear Creek Township’s land is conserved, about 2,151 acres. 19 miles of mapped trail cross Bear Creek Township, 0.6 per square mile of land. 14% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
11%
2,151 acres · of 30.1 sq mi of land
Trails
19 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Near a park
14%
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

2,151 conserved acres

11% of Bear Creek Township’s land. Who manages Bear Creek Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,167 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)984 ac
Conservation Easement · 2,151 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,151 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

10 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 19.2 mi
114th Avenue Southeast2.2 mi
113th Avenue Southeast1.8 mi
87th Street Southeast1.7 mi
109th Avenue Southeast1.5 mi
84th Street Southeast1.1 mi
116th Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
89th Street Southeast0.9 mi
86th Street Southeast0.6 mi
85th Street Southeast0.6 mi
111th Avenue Southeast0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Bear Creek
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Bear Creek 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)9.010.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.6
High (°F)202538546877828172563925
Rain (in)0.60.61.01.73.24.03.72.72.52.10.60.6

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Bear Creek Township →

Next door

Bear Creek Township and its neighbors

Bear Creek Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Riverdale Township27 miBear Creek Township19 miDivide Township19 miClement Township15 miVerner Township14 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Bear Creek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Clement Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Divide Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Verner Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Riverdale 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 Bear Creek Township

Is there public land near Bear Creek Township?

1,774 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bear Creek 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 Bear Creek 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 →