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Outdoors in Lee Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Lee Township

10% of Lee Township’s land is conserved, about 1,721 acres. 154 acres are parks and preserves, 3,274 per 1,000 residents. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Lee Township.

Conserved land
10%
1,721 acres · of 28.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
154 ac
3,274 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
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

1,721 conserved acres

10% of Lee Township’s land. Who manages Lee Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,191 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)376 ac
State fish & wildlife155 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,566 acState Recreation Area · 155 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,566 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Mud Lake
State Recreation Area
State fish & wildlife155Open
Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Mud LakeNorth Fork Whetstone River
When to get out

The best walking months in Lee 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)9.110.311.813.514.915.715.314.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)212639556978838173574127
Rain (in)0.70.71.22.43.13.83.72.62.52.40.90.7

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lee Township →

Next door

Lee Township and its neighbors

Lee Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Becker Township5.8 miLee Township0.7 miLawrence Township0.5 miLake Township0.4 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Lee Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lawrence Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Becker Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lake 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 Lee Township

Is there public land near Lee Township?

1,353 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lee Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 154 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lee 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 →