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Outdoors in Plainfield Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Plainfield Township

20% of Plainfield Township’s land is conserved, about 4,626 acres. 6.4 miles of mapped trail cross Plainfield Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
20%
4,626 acres · of 35.5 sq mi of land
Trails
6.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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

4,626 conserved acres

20% of Plainfield Township’s land. Who manages Plainfield Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service6,720 ac
State fish & wildlife67 ac
Conservation Easement · 6,720 acState Conservation Area · 67 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,559 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Lake Sixteen
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife67Restricted
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Lake Sixteenreservoir
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Plainfield 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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)293446587080878476614532
Rain (in)0.50.71.12.73.53.82.92.82.51.90.70.6

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 Plainfield Township →

Next door

Plainfield Township and its neighbors

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Kimball Township10 miWilbur Township7.9 miPlainfield Township6.4 miWhite Lake Township3.7 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Plainfield Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Kimball Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
White Lake Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wilbur 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 Plainfield Township

Is there public land near Plainfield Township?

1,314 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Plainfield 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 Plainfield 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 →