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Outdoors in Raritan Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Raritan Township

10% of Raritan Township’s land is conserved, about 2,400 acres. 10 miles of mapped trail cross Raritan Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
10%
2,400 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
10 mi
0.3 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

2,400 conserved acres

10% of Raritan Township’s land. Who manages Raritan Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,807 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)112 ac
Conservation Easement · 2,094 acResource Management Area · 825 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,987 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Barnes County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service825Restricted
Trails & water

3 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 10.1 mi
53rd Street Southeast2.0 mi
127th Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
48th Street Southeast0.4 mi
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Raritan 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)8.910.211.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)192437546878828172563825
Rain (in)0.60.61.01.43.13.83.22.72.52.00.70.7

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Raritan Township →

Next door

Raritan Township and its neighbors

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Thordenskjold Township18 miPontiac Township14 miBinghampton Township13 miRaritan Township10 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Raritan Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Binghampton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Thordenskjold Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pontiac 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 Raritan Township

Is there public land near Raritan Township?

2,048 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Raritan 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 Raritan 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 →