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Outdoors in Dover Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Dover Township

23% of Dover Township’s land is conserved, about 5,125 acres. 31 miles of mapped trail cross Dover Township, 0.9 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
23%
5,125 acres · of 35.2 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

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

5,125 conserved acres

23% of Dover Township’s land. Who manages Dover Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service5,126 ac
Conservation Easement · 5,126 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5,125 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

10 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 30.9 mi
100th Avenue Southeast4.5 mi
97th Avenue Southeast4.1 mi
8th Street Southeast3.3 mi
11th Street Southeast2.5 mi
96th Avenue Southeast2.3 mi
101st Avenue Southeast2.0 mi
10th Street Southeast1.9 mi
7th Street Southeast1.9 mi
99th Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
12th Street Southeast0.9 mi
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Dover 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)8.910.211.813.515.115.915.614.212.510.89.28.5
High (°F)172235526776807970543623
Rain (in)0.50.50.81.23.03.63.62.62.21.70.70.7

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Dover Township →

Next door

Dover Township and its neighbors

Dover Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Bartley Township31 miDover Township31 miCorinne Township28 miMabel Township24 miPierce Township20 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Dover Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pierce Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bartley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Corinne Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mabel 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 Dover Township

Is there public land near Dover Township?

998 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dover 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 Dover 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 →