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Outdoors in Dodds Township

More than half of Dodds Township’s land is conserved: 77%

77% of Dodds Township’s land is conserved, about 17,626 acres. 20 miles of mapped trail cross Dodds Township, 0.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
77%
17,626 acres · of 35.9 sq mi of land
Trails
20 mi
0.6 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

17,626 conserved acres

77% of Dodds Township’s land. Who manages Dodds Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service17,012 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)614 ac
Conservation Easement · 17,626 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 17,626 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

8 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 19.8 mi
106th Avenue Northeast4.5 mi
38th Street Northeast1.5 mi
36th Street Northeast1.3 mi
109th Avenue Northeast1.2 mi
107th Avenue Northeast1.0 mi
40th Street Northeast1.0 mi
108th Avenue Northeast0.8 mi
42nd Street Northeast0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Dodds 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)8.810.111.713.615.116.015.714.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)152033516675797869523420
Rain (in)0.50.40.71.12.83.83.62.62.11.60.70.6

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 Dodds Township →

Next door

Dodds Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Dodds Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Illinois Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Williams Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lakota Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wamduska 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 Dodds Township

Is there public land near Dodds Township?

2,045 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dodds 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 Dodds 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 →