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Outdoors in Clifton Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Clifton Township

16% of Clifton Township’s land is conserved, about 3,665 acres. 12 miles of mapped trail cross Clifton Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
16%
3,665 acres · of 35.1 sq mi of land
Trails
12 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

3,665 conserved acres

16% of Clifton Township’s land. Who manages Clifton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4,214 ac
Conservation Easement · 3,114 acResource Management Area · 1,100 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,114 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Cass County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,100Restricted
Trails & water

4 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 12.4 mi
138th Avenue Southeast2.5 mi
46th Street Southeast2.0 mi
134th Avenue Southeast2.0 mi
48th Street Southeast0.7 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Maple River
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Clifton 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)8.910.211.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)192437546878828172563824
Rain (in)0.50.50.91.43.03.83.32.72.52.00.70.7

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Clifton Township →

Next door

Clifton Township and its neighbors

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Eldred Township16 miHill Township15 miPontiac Township14 miBinghampton Township13 miClifton Township12 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Clifton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Eldred Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pontiac Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Binghampton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hill 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 Clifton Township

Is there public land near Clifton Township?

52 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clifton 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 Clifton 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 →