Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Morgan
16% of Morgan’s land is conserved, about 3,212 acres. 171 acres are parks and preserves, 207 per 1,000 residents. 20 miles of mapped trail cross Morgan, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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3,212 conserved acres
16% of Morgan’s land. Water is left out: Morgan has 31.2 square miles of land and 2.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Morgan’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,750 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 18 of 100 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unk4 Unknown | Not recorded | 177 | Unknown |
| Morgan Town Forest Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 170 | Unknown |
| Trust for Public Land Private Conservation | Not recorded | 99 | Closed |
| Morgan Hatchery State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 9 | Unknown |
| Seymour Lake- Cargill Access State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
| Seymour Lake - Sucker Access State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
| Morgan Fish Culture Station State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
7 places to go in Morgan
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in Morgan: May 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.1 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 25 | 34 | 48 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 74 °F). 5.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Morgan →
Morgan and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Charleston | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Brighton | 39% | 0.9 | 4,891 | 34% | A |
| Holland | — 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 Morgan
Is there public land near Morgan?
26,493 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Morgan or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 387 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Morgan neighbors.
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 →