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Outdoors in Severn Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Severn Township

8% of Severn Township’s land is conserved, about 1,899 acres. 21 miles of mapped trail cross Severn Township, 0.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
8%
1,899 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
21 mi
0.6 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

1,899 conserved acres

8% of Severn Township’s land. Who manages Severn Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,898 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,898 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,899 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

8 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 21.1 mi
82nd Avenue Southeast4.0 mi
51st Street Southeast2.0 mi
80th Avenue Southeast2.0 mi
78th Avenue Southeast1.8 mi
53rd Street Southeast1.6 mi
84th Avenue Southeast1.3 mi
50th Street Southeast1.0 mi
48th Street Southeast0.1 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Severn 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)8.910.211.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)202437536776828071553825
Rain (in)0.50.50.91.43.23.43.42.42.21.80.60.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Severn Township →

Next door

Severn Township and its neighbors

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Sydney Township46 miMontpelier Township26 miSevern Township21 miSharlow Township20 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Severn Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sydney Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sharlow Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Montpelier 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 Severn Township

Is there public land near Severn Township?

1,248 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Severn 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 Severn 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 →