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Outdoors in Prosper Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Prosper Township

11% of Prosper Township’s land is conserved, about 2,602 acres. 5.9 miles of mapped trail cross Prosper Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
11%
2,602 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
5.9 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

2,602 conserved acres

11% of Prosper Township’s land. Who manages Prosper Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service3,193 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)312 ac
State fish & wildlife280 ac
Conservation Easement · 3,338 acState Conservation Area · 280 acResource Management Area · 168 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,238 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Davison County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service168Restricted
Bluestem Game Production Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife163Restricted
Roduner
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife117Restricted
Things to do

3 places to go in Prosper Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Prosper Township

3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

When to get out

The walking year in Prosper 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)283346597181878476614532
Rain (in)0.50.91.32.93.73.83.02.92.72.00.90.7

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 Prosper Township →

Next door

Prosper Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Prosper Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rosedale Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rome Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lisbon 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 Prosper Township

Is there public land near Prosper Township?

341 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Prosper 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 Prosper 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 →