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Outdoors in Oak Creek Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Oak Creek Township

11% of Oak Creek Township’s land is conserved, about 2,597 acres. 42 miles of mapped trail cross Oak Creek Township, 1.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
11%
2,597 acres · of 35.4 sq mi of land
Trails
42 mi
1.2 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

2,597 conserved acres

11% of Oak Creek Township’s land. Who manages Oak Creek Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,597 ac
Conservation Easement · 2,597 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,597 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

12 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 38.9 mi
13th Avenue Northeast6.0 mi
11th Avenue Northeast5.2 mi
87th Street Northeast3.9 mi
9th Avenue Northeast3.7 mi
12th Avenue Northeast3.0 mi
89th Street Northeast2.7 mi
14th Avenue Northeast2.1 mi
86th Street Northeast1.9 mi
8th Avenue Northeast1.9 mi
85th Street Northeast1.5 mi
2 more trails
88th Street Northeast
1.0 mi
84th Street Northeast
0.9 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Oak Creek 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)8.710.111.713.615.216.115.814.312.510.79.18.3
High (°F)172134526675808070543521
Rain (in)0.50.50.70.92.43.82.82.21.51.30.70.6

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Oak Creek Township →

Next door

Oak Creek Township and its neighbors

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

Oak Creek Township42 miElysian Township36 miWillow Creek Township36 miWillow Vale Township33 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Oak Creek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Willow Vale Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Elysian Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Willow Creek 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 Oak Creek Township

Is there public land near Oak Creek Township?

1,767 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oak Creek 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 Oak Creek 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 →