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Outdoors in Sweet Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Sweet Township

3.6 miles of mapped trail cross Sweet Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
78 acres · of 35.8 sq mi of land
Trails
3.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

78 conserved acres

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service78 ac
Conservation Easement · 78 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 78 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

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

History →
Old Maxwell Hutterite ColonyBuilding · listed 1982
About it
Mettler Cattle BarnBuilding · listed 2025
About it
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Sweet 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)9.310.511.813.414.715.415.113.912.410.99.69.0
High (°F)293447607182868376624632
Rain (in)0.60.81.43.03.63.93.03.42.92.21.10.8

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sweet Township →

Next door

Sweet Township and its neighbors

Sweet Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Sweet Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Capital Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Molan Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Kassel 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 Sweet Township

Is there public land near Sweet Township?

146 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sweet 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 Sweet 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 →