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Outdoors in Gem Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Gem Township

4% of Gem Township’s land is conserved, about 1,578 acres. 11 miles of mapped trail cross Gem Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
4%
1,578 acres · of 66.2 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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

1,578 conserved acres

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

State fish & wildlife707 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)631 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service240 ac
Conservation Easement · 871 acState Conservation Area · 707 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 871 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Hansen Preserve (stratford Sl
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife707Restricted
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Moccasin Creek
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Art Karl FarmBuilding · listed 1995
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Gem Township: August and September

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)9.110.311.813.514.915.615.314.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)222740566979848274584127
Rain (in)0.50.60.91.93.13.63.32.22.12.00.70.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Gem Township →

Next door

Gem Township and its neighbors

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Warner Township25 miWest Hanson Township13 miGem Township11 miBath Township6.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Gem Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bath Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
West Hanson Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Warner 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 Gem Township

Is there public land near Gem Township?

946 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Gem 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 Gem 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 →