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Outdoors in Dewey Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Dewey Township

26% of Dewey Township’s land is conserved, about 6,001 acres. 31 miles of mapped trail cross Dewey Township, 0.9 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
26%
6,001 acres · of 35.6 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

6,001 conserved acres

26% of Dewey Township’s land. Who manages Dewey Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service5,896 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)545 ac
Conservation Easement · 5,992 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 308 acResource Management Area · 139 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5,777 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Walsh County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service448Restricted
Trails & water

9 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 31.4 mi
68th Street Northeast4.8 mi
110th Avenue Northeast4.5 mi
113th Avenue Northeast3.1 mi
67th Street Northeast3.0 mi
70th Street Northeast2.7 mi
111th Avenue Northeast2.5 mi
109th Avenue Northeast2.0 mi
72nd Street Northeast1.9 mi
114th Avenue Northeast1.8 mi
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Dewey 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)8.710.111.713.615.216.115.714.312.510.79.18.3
High (°F)131931496473787768513319
Rain (in)0.60.50.81.13.03.93.72.72.21.60.80.7

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Dewey Township →

Next door

Dewey Township and its neighbors

Dewey Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Kinloss Township36 miDewey Township31 miAdams Township25 miNewland Township16 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Dewey Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Adams Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Newland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Kinloss 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 Dewey Township

Is there public land near Dewey Township?

1,000 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dewey 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 Dewey Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →