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Outdoors in Sterling Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Sterling Township

1% of Sterling Township’s land is conserved, about 294 acres. 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Sterling Township.

Conserved land
1%
294 acres · of 35.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
0.0 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

294 conserved acres

1% of Sterling Township’s land. Who manages Sterling Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service237 ac
State fish & wildlife56 ac
Conservation Easement · 237 acState Conservation Area · 56 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 237 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Mehegan
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife56Restricted
History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Joseph Baker HouseBuilding · listed 1986
About it
Sterling Methodist ChurchBuilding · listed 1989
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Sterling 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)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.9
High (°F)232840556877827972584127
Rain (in)0.60.71.32.53.54.23.73.32.92.11.00.8

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sterling Township →

Next door

Sterling Township and its neighbors

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Oakwood Township3.0 miAfton Township2.0 miSterling Township1.7 miBrookings Township0.7 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Sterling Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Brookings Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Afton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Oakwood 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 Sterling Township

Is there public land near Sterling Township?

991 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sterling 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 Sterling 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 →