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Outdoors in Baker Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Baker Township

4% of Baker Township’s land is conserved, about 896 acres. 5.6 miles of mapped trail cross Baker Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
4%
896 acres · of 36.2 sq mi of land
Trails
5.6 mi
0.2 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

896 conserved acres

4% of Baker Township’s land. Who manages Baker Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,346 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,346 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 896 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Baker 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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.69.0
High (°F)283446587080868376614532
Rain (in)0.61.01.32.93.73.83.02.92.72.00.90.7

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Baker Township →

Next door

Baker Township and its neighbors

Baker Township has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Baker Township5.6 miUnion Township2.9 miTobin Township2.3 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Baker Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Union Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Tobin 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 Baker Township

Is there public land near Baker Township?

592 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Baker 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 Baker 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 →