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Outdoors in Adrian Township

More than half of Adrian Township’s land is conserved: 85%

85% of Adrian Township’s land is conserved, about 18,997 acres. 10 miles of mapped trail cross Adrian Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
85%
18,997 acres · of 35.1 sq mi of land
Trails
10 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

18,997 conserved acres

85% of Adrian Township’s land. Who manages Adrian Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service29,170 ac
State land board2,270 ac
Conservation Easement · 29,170 acState Resource Management Area · 2,270 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 16,727 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Lands
State Resource Management Area
State land board2,270Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Adrian 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)9.110.311.813.514.915.715.314.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)222639546777828172574026
Rain (in)0.50.60.91.83.23.53.12.42.01.80.60.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Adrian Township →

Next door

Adrian Township and its neighbors

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

Huntley Township19 miAdrian Township10 miRosette Township9.5 miNorth Bryant Township2.6 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Adrian Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
North Bryant Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rosette Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Huntley 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 Adrian Township

Is there public land near Adrian Township?

9,878 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Adrian Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,917 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Adrian 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 →