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Outdoors in Spring Lake Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Spring Lake Township

34% of Spring Lake Township’s land is conserved, about 7,907 acres. 214 acres are parks and preserves, 2,709 per 1,000 residents. 6.2 miles of mapped trail cross Spring Lake Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
34%
7,907 acres · of 36.6 sq mi of land
Trails
6.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
214 ac
2,709 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
14%
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

7,907 conserved acres

34% of Spring Lake Township’s land. Who manages Spring Lake Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service11,547 ac
State fish & wildlife543 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)192 ac
Conservation Easement · 10,542 acResource Management Area · 1,197 acState Conservation Area · 316 acState Recreation Area · 227 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6,765 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Hanson County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,197Restricted
Spencer
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife316Restricted
Long Lake
State Recreation Area
State fish & wildlife227Open
When to get out

The walking year in Spring 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)263244587080858275614430
Rain (in)0.50.81.22.73.74.03.13.02.82.10.90.7

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Spring Lake Township →

Next door

Spring Lake Township and its neighbors

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Fairview Township17 miRock Creek Township9.3 miPearl Township8.3 miSpring Lake Township6.2 miEdgerton Township1.5 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Spring Lake Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Edgerton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pearl Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rock Creek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Fairview 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 Spring Lake Township

Is there public land near Spring Lake Township?

1,550 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Spring Lake Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 214 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Spring Lake 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 →