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Outdoors in Williams Township

More than half of Williams Township’s land is conserved: 67%

67% of Williams Township’s land is conserved, about 15,219 acres. 23 miles of mapped trail cross Williams Township, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
67%
15,219 acres · of 35.7 sq mi of land
Trails
23 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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

15,219 conserved acres

67% of Williams Township’s land. Who manages Williams Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service15,179 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)40 ac
Conservation Easement · 15,219 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 15,219 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

9 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 23.2 mi
39th Street Northeast4.5 mi
41st Street Northeast3.0 mi
40th Street Northeast2.7 mi
114th Avenue Northeast2.4 mi
112th Avenue Northeast1.9 mi
109th Avenue Northeast1.3 mi
38th Street Northeast1.0 mi
113th Avenue Northeast1.0 mi
108th Avenue Northeast0.8 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Williams 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)8.810.111.713.615.116.015.714.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)142033516574797869523420
Rain (in)0.50.40.71.12.93.83.72.62.11.60.80.6

February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Williams Township →

Next door

Williams 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
Williams Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Michigan Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Dodds Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Central Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rubin 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 Williams Township

Is there public land near Williams Township?

424 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Williams 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 Williams 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 →