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Outdoors in Dewey

Few parks or trails are on the map in Dewey

3% of Dewey’s land is conserved, about 604 acres. 585 acres are parks and preserves, 1,093 per 1,000 residents. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Dewey.

Conserved land
3%
604 acres · of 36.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
585 ac
1,093 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
23%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
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

604 conserved acres

3% of Dewey’s land. Who manages Dewey’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources653 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service25 ac
State Recreation Area · 651 acConservation Easement · 25 acState Conservation Area · 1 acState Resource Management Area · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 25 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Clam River Fishery Area
State Recreation Area
State natural resources578Open
Clam River Fishery Area 6
State Recreation Area
State natural resources27Open
Clam River Fishery Area 4
State Recreation Area
State natural resources25Open
Clam River Fishery Area 7
State Recreation Area
State natural resources20Open
State Owned Islands
State Conservation Area
State natural resources1Open
State Owned Islands - Burnett County - Bashaw Lake - Island No 1
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources1Open
Trails & water

4 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Bashaw LakelakeGlendenning LakePoquettes LakeNorth Fork Clam River
When to get out

The walking year in Dewey

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)9.010.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)212739546776807870553926
Rain (in)0.90.91.62.83.84.24.24.03.63.11.81.3

January is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Dewey →

Next door

Dewey and its neighbors

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Lorain14 miRoosevelt12 miRusk9.9 miDewey1.5 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Dewey— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rusk— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Roosevelt— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lorain— 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 Dewey

Is there public land near Dewey?

31,267 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dewey or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 585 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Dewey 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 →