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Outdoors in North Detroit Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in North Detroit Township

21% of North Detroit Township’s land is conserved, about 4,846 acres. 6.7 miles of mapped trail cross North Detroit Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
21%
4,846 acres · of 35.6 sq mi of land
Trails
6.7 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

4,846 conserved acres

21% of North Detroit Township’s land. Who manages North Detroit Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service3,134 ac
State fish & wildlife2,136 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)657 ac
Conservation Easement · 3,159 acState Conservation Area · 2,136 acResource Management Area · 633 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,394 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Renziehausen
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife1,489Restricted
Zabrasha
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife485Restricted
Brown County Waterfowl Production Area Of Sd
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service316Restricted
Brown County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service316Restricted
Putney #1
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife162Restricted
When to get out

The best walking months in North Detroit 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)9.010.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)202539556878838172574026
Rain (in)0.50.60.91.83.13.83.72.52.42.10.70.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in North Detroit Township →

Next door

North Detroit Township and its neighbors

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South Detroit Township20 miPortage Township8.9 miNorth Detroit Township6.7 miLansing Township2.8 miStena Township2.3 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
North Detroit Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Stena Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lansing Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Portage Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
South Detroit 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 North Detroit Township

Is there public land near North Detroit Township?

533 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North Detroit 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 North Detroit 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 →