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Outdoors in Butte Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Butte Township

1% of Butte Township’s land is conserved, about 510 acres. 230 acres are parks and preserves, 645 per 1,000 residents. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Butte Township.

Conserved land
1%
510 acres · of 63.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
230 ac
645 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
59%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,900 ft
Harvey Buttes
Lakes & rivers
3
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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1
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Butte City Park

Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

510 conserved acres

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

USDA easements (NRCS)280 ac
State fish & wildlife230 ac
Conservation Easement · 280 acState Conservation Area · 225 acPrivate Conservation · 5 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 280 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Parshall Bridge Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife225Open
Hull Lake Wildlife Management Area
Private Conservation
State fish & wildlife5Closed
Things to do

1 places to go in Butte Township

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

Peaks in Butte Township
Harvey Buttes1,900 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

3 lakes & rivers

Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

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

Courts & fields
1Baseball
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Butte 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)9.310.511.813.314.615.315.013.912.410.99.79.0
High (°F)323748607181878577624735
Rain (in)0.50.71.33.14.13.73.23.12.62.20.90.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Butte Township →

Next door

Butte 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
Butte Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Spencer Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
McCulley 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 Butte Township

Are dogs allowed on Butte Township’s trails?

Butte City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Butte Township?

3,057 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Butte Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 230 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Butte 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 →