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Outdoors in Willis Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Willis Township

28 miles of mapped trail cross Willis Township, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
158 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
28 mi
0.8 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

158 conserved acres

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service158 ac
Conservation Easement · 158 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 158 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

9 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 28.1 mi
13th Street Southeast2.9 mi
86th Street Southeast2.4 mi
191st Avenue Southeast2.1 mi
42nd Street Southeast2.0 mi
27th Street Southeast1.6 mi
55th Street Southeast1.0 mi
121st Avenue Southeast0.8 mi
163rd Avenue Southeast0.5 mi
149th Avenue Southeast0.1 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Willis 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)192436536675818171543724
Rain (in)0.50.50.71.22.73.72.72.01.71.40.80.6

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 Willis Township →

Next door

Willis Township and its neighbors

Willis Township has the most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Willis Township28 miFreedom Township28 miSundre Township27 miSawyer Township26 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Willis Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sundre Township1%0.814021%B−
Sawyer Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Freedom 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 Willis Township

Is there public land near Willis Township?

1,465 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Willis 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 Willis 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 →