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Outdoors in Patten Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Patten Township

18% of Patten Township’s land is conserved, about 4,060 acres.

Conserved land
18%
4,060 acres · of 35.6 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

4,060 conserved acres

18% of Patten Township’s land. Who manages Patten Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service3,292 ac
Joint2,097 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)1,851 ac
Conservation Easement · 5,143 acUnknown Easement · 2,097 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,060 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

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

History →
Patten Consolidated SchoolBuilding · listed 2008
About it
Underwood United Methodist ChurchBuilding · listed 2008
About it
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Patten 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)9.210.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)273345576979868375604431
Rain (in)0.60.71.12.73.53.83.02.82.61.90.70.6

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Patten Township →

Next door

Patten Township and its neighbors

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Pleasant Valley Township4.0 miLake Township2.1 miPatten Township0.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Patten Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pleasant Valley 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 Patten Township

Is there public land near Patten Township?

1,652 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Patten 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 Patten 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 →