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Outdoors in Gray Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Gray Township

16% of Gray Township’s land is conserved, about 3,388 acres. 1 acre is park or preserve, 141 per 1,000 residents. 17 miles of mapped trail cross Gray Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
16%
3,388 acres · of 33.7 sq mi of land
Trails
17 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
141 acres per 1,000 residents
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

3,388 conserved acres

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service3,335 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)264 ac
State fish & wildlife1 ac
Conservation Easement · 3,599 acState Recreation Area · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,388 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Spiritwood Lake
State Recreation Area
State fish & wildlife1Open
Trails & water

9 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 17.1 mi
21st Street Southeast2.0 mi
19th Street Southeast2.0 mi
93rd Avenue Southeast2.0 mi
90th Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
95th Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
24th Street Southeast0.6 mi
20th Street Southeast0.5 mi
18th Street Southeast0.4 mi
91st Avenue Southeast0.2 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Gray 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)8.910.211.813.515.115.915.514.212.510.89.38.5
High (°F)182336536776817971543723
Rain (in)0.40.50.71.23.13.63.62.62.21.70.60.6

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Gray Township →

Next door

Gray 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
Gray Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Spiritwood Lake— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Ashland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Courtenay Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rose Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Uxbridge 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 Gray Township

Is there public land near Gray Township?

2,781 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gray 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 Gray 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 →