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Outdoors in Coolin Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Coolin Township

7% of Coolin Township’s land is conserved, about 1,565 acres. 31 miles of mapped trail cross Coolin Township, 0.9 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
7%
1,565 acres · of 35.9 sq mi of land
Trails
31 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

1,565 conserved acres

7% of Coolin Township’s land. Who manages Coolin Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,689 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)364 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,088 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 965 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,080 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service965Restricted
Trails & water

12 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 31.2 mi
74th Avenue Northeast5.0 mi
68th Street Northeast3.8 mi
76th Avenue Northeast3.4 mi
77th Avenue Northeast2.5 mi
66th Street Northeast2.2 mi
75th Avenue Northeast2.0 mi
69th Street Northeast1.8 mi
72nd Avenue Northeast1.3 mi
78th Avenue Northeast1.2 mi
67th Street Northeast1.0 mi
2 more trails
71st Street Northeast
0.5 mi
73rd Avenue Northeast
0.4 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Coolin 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)152033516674797969533421
Rain (in)0.40.40.71.02.73.93.32.42.01.40.70.5

February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Coolin Township →

Next door

Coolin Township and its neighbors

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Maza Township40 miDe Groat Township38 miBethel Township33 miCoolin Township31 miHammer Township22 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Coolin Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Maza Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hammer Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bethel Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
De Groat 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 Coolin Township

Is there public land near Coolin Township?

642 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Coolin 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 Coolin 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 →