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Outdoors in Sawyer Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Sawyer Township

26 miles of mapped trail cross Sawyer Township, 0.7 per square mile of land. 3% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
4 acres · of 35.5 sq mi of land
Trails
26 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Near a park
3%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.5 mi
7.5 mi paths
Highest peak
1,713 ft
Black Butte
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

4 conserved acres

under 1% of Sawyer Township’s land. Who manages Sawyer Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4 ac
Conservation Easement · 4 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

4 places to go in Sawyer Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Sawyer Township
Black Butte1,713 ft elevation
Directions
Skinner Hill1,677 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

6 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 26.2 mi
111th Street Southeast1.1 mi
163rd Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
20th Avenue North0.8 mi
Prairie Trail0.8 mi
149th Avenue Southeast0.4 mi
139th Street Southeast0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

7.5 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

7.5 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out

The best walking months in Sawyer 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)8.810.111.713.615.216.015.714.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)192436536675818171553724
Rain (in)0.50.50.71.12.73.72.72.01.71.40.70.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sawyer Township →

Next door

Sawyer 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
Sawyer Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Velva Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Willis Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
New Prairie Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Brillian 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 Sawyer Township

Where can I bike in Sawyer Township?

7.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.5 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Sawyer Township?

681 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sawyer 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 Sawyer Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →