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Outdoors in Farmington Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Farmington Township

18% of Farmington Township’s land is conserved, about 2,518 acres. 89 acres are parks and preserves, 1,502 per 1,000 residents. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Farmington Township.

Conserved land
18%
2,518 acres · of 21.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
89 ac
1,502 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
3%
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

2,518 conserved acres

18% of Farmington Township’s land. Who manages Farmington Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4,415 ac
State fish & wildlife115 ac
Conservation Easement · 4,415 acState Recreation Area · 115 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,403 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Summit Lake
State Recreation Area
State fish & wildlife115Open
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Farmington 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)9.110.311.813.414.915.615.314.112.510.99.48.7
High (°F)192437526575807870553824
Rain (in)0.70.71.22.33.23.93.92.82.62.50.90.8

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Farmington Township →

Next door

Farmington Township and its neighbors

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Osceola Township1.3 miSummit Township1.1 miMazeppa Township1.0 miFarmington Township0.4 miLura Township0.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Farmington Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Osceola Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lura Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mazeppa Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Summit 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 Farmington Township

Is there public land near Farmington Township?

1,376 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Farmington Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 89 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Farmington 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 →