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Outdoors in Denver Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Denver Township

4% of Denver Township’s land is conserved, about 1,842 acres. 2.8 miles of mapped trail cross Denver Township.

Conserved land
4%
1,842 acres · of 65.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.8 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

1,842 conserved acres

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,426 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)237 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,790 acResource Management Area · 874 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,405 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Kingsbury County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service874Restricted
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Omdalen BarnBuilding · listed 2006
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Denver 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)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.9
High (°F)232840556777827972574127
Rain (in)0.60.81.32.53.54.13.53.22.82.21.00.8

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Denver Township →

Next door

Denver Township and its neighbors

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Badger Township11 miBaker Township8.1 miSpring Lake Township7.7 miDenver Township2.8 miBangor Township1.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Denver Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Spring Lake Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Badger Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Baker Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bangor 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 Denver Township

Is there public land near Denver Township?

820 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Denver 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 Denver 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 →