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Outdoors in Browns Lake

Few parks or trails are on the map in Browns Lake

3% of Browns Lake’s land is conserved, about 29 acres. 39 acres are parks and preserves, 21 per 1,000 residents. 72% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
3%
29 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
39 ac
21 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
72%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach · 1 boat launch
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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12
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Fischer County Park

Park
35 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Cedar park

Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

29 conserved acres

3% of Browns Lake’s land. Water is left out: Browns Lake has 1.8 square miles of land and 0.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Browns Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County29 ac
Local Park · 29 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Fischer Park
Local Park
County29Open
Things to do

3 places to go in Browns Lake

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Boat launches in Browns Lake
Fischer Park Boat LaunchIn Fischer County Park
Directions
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Browns Lakelake
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
1Baseball
1Basketball
1Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Browns Lake: July 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.410.511.813.314.615.315.013.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)293344576978838174614634
Rain (in)1.71.72.23.64.14.73.63.83.53.02.42.0

February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Browns Lake →

Next door

Browns Lake and its neighbors

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Burlington9.8 miBurlington1.8 miBrowns Lake0.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Browns Lake— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Burlington4%0.21689%B
Burlington6%0.313559%B+

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Browns Lake

Are dogs allowed on Browns Lake’s trails?

Fischer County Park and Cedar park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Browns Lake?

11,940 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Browns Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 39 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Browns Lake 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 →