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Outdoors in Carpenter Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Carpenter Township

11% of Carpenter Township’s land is conserved, about 2,516 acres. 13 miles of mapped trail cross Carpenter Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
11%
2,516 acres · of 35.0 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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

2,516 conserved acres

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,392 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)124 ac
Conservation Easement · 2,516 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,516 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Maple River
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Carpenter 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)8.910.211.813.515.115.915.614.212.510.89.28.5
High (°F)162135526776807970543622
Rain (in)0.50.50.91.33.13.73.52.72.41.90.70.7

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Carpenter Township →

Next door

Carpenter Township and its neighbors

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Melrose Township22 miColgate Township21 miCarpenter Township13 miWillow Lake Township13 miEllsbury Township12 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Carpenter Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Colgate Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Willow Lake Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Melrose Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Ellsbury 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 Carpenter Township

Is there public land near Carpenter Township?

449 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Carpenter 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 Carpenter 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 →