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Outdoors in Foxton Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Foxton Township

29% of Foxton Township’s land is conserved, about 6,641 acres. 6.2 miles of mapped trail cross Foxton Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
29%
6,641 acres · of 35.9 sq mi of land
Trails
6.2 mi
0.2 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

6,641 conserved acres

29% of Foxton Township’s land. Who manages Foxton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service6,361 ac
State fish & wildlife1,365 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)242 ac
Conservation Easement · 5,973 acState Conservation Area · 1,365 acResource Management Area · 630 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,960 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Clark County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service630Restricted
Fairferlick
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife428Restricted
Valberg-lamb
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife361Restricted
Helgeson
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife231Restricted
Hamre
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife130Restricted
Dudley
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife99Restricted
Dybvig
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife77Restricted
Foxton
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife40Restricted
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Stonelake BridgeStructure · listed 1986
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Foxton 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)9.210.411.813.414.815.615.314.012.410.99.58.8
High (°F)222740546777828072574027
Rain (in)0.60.71.12.33.34.13.52.92.62.20.90.7

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 Foxton Township →

Next door

Foxton Township and its neighbors

Foxton Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Foxton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Elrod Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Merton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Brantford Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pleasant 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 Foxton Township

Is there public land near Foxton Township?

1,786 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Foxton 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 Foxton 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 →