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Outdoors in Athol Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Athol Township

23% of Athol Township’s land is conserved, about 6,998 acres. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 57 per 1,000 residents. 19 miles of mapped trail cross Athol Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
23%
6,998 acres · of 47.8 sq mi of land
Trails
19 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
57 acres per 1,000 residents
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

6,998 conserved acres

23% of Athol Township’s land. Who manages Athol Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service7,871 ac
State land board317 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)56 ac
Conservation Easement · 7,927 acState Resource Management Area · 317 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6,682 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 board317Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Athol 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)9.110.311.813.414.815.615.314.112.510.99.58.8
High (°F)232841576979848374594228
Rain (in)0.50.60.92.03.33.63.32.32.12.00.60.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Athol Township →

Next door

Athol Township and its neighbors

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

Northville Township34 miAthol Township19 miGroveland Township16 miPioneer Township10 miJefferson Township10 miThree Rivers Township1.9 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Athol Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Groveland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pioneer Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Jefferson Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Northville Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Three Rivers 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 Athol Township

Is there public land near Athol Township?

3,470 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Athol Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 317 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Athol 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 →