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Outdoors in Goose Lake Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Goose Lake Township

7% of Goose Lake Township’s land is conserved, about 2,855 acres. 30 miles of mapped trail cross Goose Lake Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
7%
2,855 acres · of 64.1 sq mi of land
Trails
30 mi
0.5 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

2,855 conserved acres

7% of Goose Lake Township’s land. Who manages Goose Lake Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service3,566 ac
Conservation Easement · 3,566 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,855 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Goose Lake 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)9.310.511.813.414.715.415.113.912.410.99.69.0
High (°F)313647597181878477624734
Rain (in)0.50.71.23.03.73.83.03.22.62.00.90.7

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Goose Lake Township →

Next door

Goose Lake Township and its neighbors

Goose Lake Township has the 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
Goose Lake Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Jackson Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
White Swan Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Moore Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Howard 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 Goose Lake Township

Is there public land near Goose Lake Township?

8,517 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Goose Lake 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 Goose Lake 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 →