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Outdoors in Cato Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Cato Township

11% of Cato Township’s land is conserved, about 2,551 acres. 16 miles of mapped trail cross Cato Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
11%
2,551 acres · of 35.6 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
0.4 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

2,551 conserved acres

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,551 ac
Conservation Easement · 2,551 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,551 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

8 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 15.7 mi
92nd Avenue Northeast2.6 mi
95th Avenue Northeast2.0 mi
93rd Avenue Northeast2.0 mi
62nd Street Northeast1.5 mi
90th Avenue Northeast1.5 mi
63rd Street Northeast0.9 mi
65th Street Northeast0.5 mi
66th Street Northeast0.3 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Cato 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)152032506574797869523420
Rain (in)0.50.40.71.12.93.83.62.62.11.60.80.7

February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Cato Township →

Next door

Cato Township and its neighbors

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Harding Township28 miOverland Township18 miFancher Township16 miCato Township16 miNoonan Township13 miTriumph Township8.2 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Cato Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Harding Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Noonan Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Triumph Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Overland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Fancher 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 Cato Township

Is there public land near Cato Township?

1,536 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cato 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 Cato 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 →