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Outdoors in Prescott Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Prescott Township

23% of Prescott Township’s land is conserved, about 5,224 acres. 43 miles of mapped trail cross Prescott Township, 1.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
23%
5,224 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
43 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

5,224 conserved acres

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service5,224 ac
Conservation Easement · 5,224 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5,224 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

11 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 42.5 mi
74th Street Northwest5.2 mi
21st Avenue Northwest5.0 mi
18th Avenue Northwest4.9 mi
20th Avenue Northwest3.6 mi
72nd Street Northwest3.1 mi
76th Street Northwest3.0 mi
22nd Avenue North2.6 mi
17th Avenue Northwest2.5 mi
73rd Street Northwest1.0 mi
22nd Avenue Northwest1.0 mi
1 more trails
78th Street Northwest
1.0 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Prescott 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 July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Prescott Township →

Next door

Prescott Township and its neighbors

Prescott Township has the most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Prescott Township43 miMargaret Township40 miTatman Township34 miChatfield Township33 miGrilley Township30 miEnsign Township25 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Prescott Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Margaret Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Grilley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Ensign Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Chatfield Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Tatman Township10%1.0under 1under 1%C

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Prescott Township

Is there public land near Prescott Township?

671 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Prescott 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 Prescott 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 →