–Not graded

Outdoors in Burr Oak Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Burr Oak Township

43% of Burr Oak Township’s land is conserved, about 10,057 acres. 6.0 miles of mapped trail cross Burr Oak Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land

43%

10,057 acres · of 36.3 sq mi of land

Trails

6.0 mi

0.2 per sq mi of land

Near a park

under 1%

of residents within ½ mile

Lakes & rivers

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

10,057 conserved acres

43% of Burr Oak Township’s land. Who manages Burr Oak Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service16,250 ac

Conservation Easement · 16,250 ac

Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 10,057 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions

Sand Creek

When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Burr Oak 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daylight (h)	9.2	10.4	11.8	13.4	14.8	15.5	15.2	14.0	12.4	10.9	9.5	8.9
High (°F)	26	31	44	57	69	80	86	83	75	60	44	30
Rain (in)	0.6	0.7	1.1	2.7	3.4	3.9	3.0	2.7	2.4	2.0	0.7	0.6

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Burr Oak Township →

Next door

Burr Oak Township and its neighbors

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

Kellogg Township12 mi Burr Oak Township6.0 mi Chery Township3.2 mi

Town	Conserved of land	Trail mi per sq mi	Park acres per 1,000	Near a park ½ mile	Outdoors
Burr Oak Township	— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Kellogg Township	— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Chery 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 Burr Oak Township

Is there public land near Burr Oak Township?

415 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Burr Oak 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 Burr Oak 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 →

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