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Outdoors in Chatfield Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Chatfield Township

20% of Chatfield Township’s land is conserved, about 4,709 acres. 33 miles of mapped trail cross Chatfield Township, 0.9 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
20%
4,709 acres · of 35.9 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

4,709 conserved acres

20% of Chatfield Township’s land. Who manages Chatfield Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4,709 ac
Conservation Easement · 4,709 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,709 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

11 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 33.0 mi
81st Street Northwest5.0 mi
82nd Street Northwest4.0 mi
16th Avenue Northwest3.9 mi
19th Avenue Northwest3.0 mi
83rd Street Northwest2.0 mi
79th Street Northwest1.9 mi
18th Avenue Northwest1.5 mi
21st Avenue Northwest1.0 mi
17th Avenue Northwest1.0 mi
84th Street Northwest0.5 mi
1 more trails
78th Street Northwest
0.1 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Chatfield Township: May and July to 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)182235536775818171543622
Rain (in)0.50.40.61.02.43.72.52.01.61.30.60.5

February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Chatfield Township →

Next door

Chatfield Township and its neighbors

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Lewis Township44 miPrescott Township43 miPratt Township41 miChatfield Township33 miElms Township30 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Chatfield Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lewis Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pratt Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Elms Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Prescott 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 Chatfield Township

Is there public land near Chatfield Township?

323 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chatfield 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 Chatfield 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 →