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Outdoors in Dudley Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Dudley Township

13% of Dudley Township’s land is conserved, about 2,841 acres. 236 acres are parks and preserves, 4,728 per 1,000 residents. 2.1 miles of mapped trail cross Dudley Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
13%
2,841 acres · of 34.8 sq mi of land
Trails
2.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
236 ac
4,728 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
13%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
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

2,841 conserved acres

13% of Dudley Township’s land. Who manages Dudley Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service3,445 ac
State fish & wildlife235 ac
Conservation Easement · 3,445 acState Recreation Area · 235 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,606 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Nelson Lake
State Recreation Area
State fish & wildlife157Open
Stickney Lake
State Recreation Area
State fish & wildlife77Open
Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Old Stickney LakereservoirStickney Lakereservoir
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Dudley 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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)283446587080878476614532
Rain (in)0.60.91.22.93.63.72.92.82.72.00.90.7

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Dudley Township →

Next door

Dudley Township and its neighbors

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Mount Vernon Township3.0 miUnion Township2.9 miHopper Township2.3 miDudley Township2.1 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Dudley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hopper 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
Mount Vernon 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 Dudley Township

Is there public land near Dudley Township?

1,760 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dudley Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 236 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Dudley 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 →