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Goff, J. Whitney, Round BarnGoff, J. Whitney, Round Barn · Photo: Derekdc · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Clearwater Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Clearwater Township

16% of Clearwater Township’s land is conserved, about 3,764 acres. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Clearwater Township.

Conserved land
16%
3,764 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.0 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

3,764 conserved acres

16% of Clearwater Township’s land. Who manages Clearwater Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4,693 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)168 ac
Conservation Easement · 4,773 acResource Management Area · 87 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,720 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Miner County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service87Restricted
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Goff, J. Whitney, Round BarnBuilding · listed 2004
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Clearwater 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)9.210.411.813.414.715.515.214.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)253042576979838174594329
Rain (in)0.60.71.32.63.74.03.33.23.02.20.90.7

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Clearwater Township →

Next door

Clearwater Township and its neighbors

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Howard Township1.3 miVermillion Township1.3 miClearwater Township1.1 miWinfred Township1.1 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Clearwater Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Winfred Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Howard Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Vermillion 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 Clearwater Township

Is there public land near Clearwater Township?

40 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clearwater 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 Clearwater 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 →