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Outdoors in Woodland Township

More than half of Woodland Township’s land is conserved: 64%

64% of Woodland Township’s land is conserved, about 14,248 acres. 36 acres are parks and preserves, 1,981 per 1,000 residents. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Woodland Township.

Conserved land
64%
14,248 acres · of 35.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
36 ac
1,981 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
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

14,248 conserved acres

64% of Woodland Township’s land. Who manages Woodland Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service16,943 ac
State fish & wildlife430 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)153 ac
State land board3 ac
Conservation Easement · 17,096 acState Conservation Area · 395 acState Recreation Area · 35 acState Resource Management Area · 3 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 13,815 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Sherwood Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife395Restricted
Bailey's Lake
State Recreation Area
State fish & wildlife35Open
State Lands
State Resource Management Area
State land board3Open
Trails & water

3 lakes & rivers

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When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Woodland 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)9.110.311.813.414.815.615.314.112.510.99.58.8
High (°F)212639546677828071564026
Rain (in)0.60.61.02.13.33.93.52.62.52.30.80.7

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Woodland Township →

Next door

Woodland 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
Woodland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Ash Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Thorp Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Garfield 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 Woodland Township

Is there public land near Woodland Township?

2,519 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Woodland Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 36 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Woodland 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 →