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Outdoors in Pleasant Lake Township

More than half of Pleasant Lake Township’s land is conserved: 51%

51% of Pleasant Lake Township’s land is conserved, about 11,150 acres. 629 acres are parks and preserves, 19,046 per 1,000 residents. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Pleasant Lake Township.

Conserved land
51%
11,150 acres · of 33.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
629 ac
19,046 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
16%
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

11,150 conserved acres

51% of Pleasant Lake Township’s land. Who manages Pleasant Lake Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service16,736 ac
State fish & wildlife633 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)28 ac
Conservation Easement · 15,303 acResource Management Area · 1,461 acState Recreation Area · 633 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9,785 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Aurora County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,461Restricted
Pleasant Lake
State Recreation Area
State fish & wildlife633Open
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
2Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Pleasant Lake 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)283446587080868476614532
Rain (in)0.60.81.22.93.63.82.92.82.72.00.80.7

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. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pleasant Lake Township →

Next door

Pleasant Lake Township and its neighbors

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Plankinton Township2.7 miCrystal Lake Township1.0 miPleasant Lake Township0.8 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Pleasant Lake Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Crystal Lake Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Plankinton 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 Pleasant Lake Township

Is there public land near Pleasant Lake Township?

1,847 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pleasant Lake Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 629 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Pleasant Lake Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →