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Outdoors in Willowbank Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Willowbank Township

12% of Willowbank Township’s land is conserved, about 2,870 acres. 43 miles of mapped trail cross Willowbank Township, 1.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
12%
2,870 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
43 mi
1.2 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

2,870 conserved acres

12% of Willowbank Township’s land. Who manages Willowbank Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service3,187 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)3 ac
Conservation Easement · 3,187 acOther Easement · 3 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,870 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

10 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 43.0 mi
77th Street Southeast6.0 mi
74th Street Southeast4.0 mi
72nd Street Southeast3.7 mi
87th Avenue Southeast3.0 mi
78th Street Southeast2.3 mi
89th Avenue Southeast2.0 mi
75th Street Southeast1.9 mi
85th Avenue Southeast1.5 mi
84th Avenue Southeast1.1 mi
86th Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Willowbank 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)9.010.311.813.515.015.815.414.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)202538546777828071563825
Rain (in)0.50.61.01.73.13.73.42.52.41.90.70.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Willowbank Township →

Next door

Willowbank Township and its neighbors

Willowbank Township has the most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Willowbank Township43 miWano Township38 miBadger Township33 miGolden Glen Township30 miPotsdam Township25 miValley Township18 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Willowbank Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Golden Glen Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wano Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Badger Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Valley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Potsdam 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 Willowbank Township

Is there public land near Willowbank Township?

451 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Willowbank 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 Willowbank 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 →