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Outdoors in Bethel Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Bethel Township

10% of Bethel Township’s land is conserved, about 2,288 acres. 33 miles of mapped trail cross Bethel Township, 0.9 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
10%
2,288 acres · of 35.7 sq mi of land
Trails
33 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
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

2,288 conserved acres

10% of Bethel Township’s land. Who manages Bethel Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,288 ac
Conservation Easement · 2,288 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,288 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

9 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 33.0 mi
75th Street Northeast3.8 mi
76th Avenue Northeast3.5 mi
73rd Avenue Northeast3.0 mi
77th Avenue Northeast3.0 mi
77th Street Northeast2.7 mi
74th Avenue Northeast2.6 mi
73rd Street Northeast2.5 mi
78th Street Northeast1.1 mi
75th Avenue Northeast1.0 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Bethel Township: August and September

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)8.710.111.713.615.216.115.714.312.510.79.18.3
High (°F)152032516574797869533420
Rain (in)0.40.40.71.02.74.03.32.32.01.40.70.6

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Bethel Township →

Next door

Bethel Township and its neighbors

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

Bethel Township33 miCoolin Township31 miCando Township29 miVictor Township27 miKlingstrup Township23 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Bethel Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Victor Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Coolin Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Klingstrup Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Cando 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 Bethel Township

Is there public land near Bethel Township?

1,276 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bethel 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 Bethel 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 →