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Outdoors in Putney Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Putney Township

11% of Putney Township’s land is conserved, about 2,479 acres. 8.3 miles of mapped trail cross Putney Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
11%
2,479 acres · of 36.2 sq mi of land
Trails
8.3 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

2,479 conserved acres

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

USDA easements (NRCS)1,842 ac
State fish & wildlife1,623 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service536 ac
Conservation Easement · 2,378 acState Conservation Area · 1,623 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 857 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Putney Slough
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife1,623Restricted
When to get out

The best walking months in Putney 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)9.110.311.813.514.915.715.314.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)212639556878838173584026
Rain (in)0.50.60.91.93.13.73.42.42.22.00.70.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Putney Township →

Next door

Putney Township and its neighbors

Putney Township has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Putney Township8.3 miRiverside Township7.6 miCambria Township4.8 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Putney Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Cambria Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Riverside 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 Putney Township

Is there public land near Putney Township?

202 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Putney 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 Putney 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 →