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Outdoors in Margaret Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Margaret Township

23% of Margaret Township’s land is conserved, about 5,242 acres. 40 miles of mapped trail cross Margaret Township, 1.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
23%
5,242 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
40 mi
1.1 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

5,242 conserved acres

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service5,242 ac
Conservation Easement · 5,242 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5,242 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

10 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 40.4 mi
139th Street Northeast6.0 mi
97th Street Northeast4.5 mi
142nd Avenue Northeast4.3 mi
184th Avenue Northeast4.0 mi
170th Avenue Northeast4.0 mi
86th Street Northeast3.0 mi
72nd Street Northwest1.7 mi
72nd Street Northeast1.2 mi
22nd Avenue North1.2 mi
125th Street Northeast1.0 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Margaret Township: May, 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)182336536775818171543623
Rain (in)0.40.40.61.02.53.62.62.01.61.30.60.5

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

Next door

Margaret Township and its neighbors

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

Prescott Township43 miMargaret Township40 miTatman Township34 miMaryland Township34 miDeering Township31 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Margaret Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Tatman Township10%1.0under 1under 1%C
Deering Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Prescott Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Maryland 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 Margaret Township

Is there public land near Margaret Township?

624 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Margaret 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 Margaret 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 →