About 83% of Willow is conserved land, roughly 366,059 acres. There are about 102 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Nancy Lake State Recreation Area (38.6 mi) and Little Susitna Recreation River (6.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Willow, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Willow outdoors
Conserved land
83%
366,059 of 442,421 acres
Trails
102 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi · 71 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
5
201,685 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
10.9 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 10.9 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources
360,331 ac
Bureau of Land Management
5,746 ac
Other state land
3 ac
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 5 of 13 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
Off-road bike paths10.9 mi
Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
Baseball1
Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Willow
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Other or Unknown 317,970 acState Conservation Area 22,375 acState Recreation Area 19,989 acNational Public Lands 5,746 ac