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Outdoors in Kent Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Kent Township

35% of Kent Township’s land is conserved, about 8,004 acres.

Conserved land
35%
8,004 acres · of 35.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 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

8,004 conserved acres

35% of Kent Township’s land. Who manages Kent Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service8,748 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)104 ac
State land board22 ac
Conservation Easement · 8,852 acState Resource Management Area · 22 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7,982 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Lands
State Resource Management Area
State land board22Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Kent 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)9.110.311.813.414.915.615.314.112.510.99.48.7
High (°F)232841566978848274584128
Rain (in)0.50.60.91.93.23.53.12.42.01.80.60.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Kent Township →

Next door

Kent Township and its neighbors

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Union Township12 miFairview Township6.9 miPowell Township4.5 miClear Lake Township3.2 miKent Township0.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Kent Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Clear Lake Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Powell 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
Fairview 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 Kent Township

Is there public land near Kent Township?

5,908 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kent Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Kent 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 →