Few parks or trails are on the map in Bell Plain Township
2 acres are parks and preserves, 8.9 per 1,000 residents. 3.1 miles of mapped trail cross Bell Plain Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 28% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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1 conserved acres
under 1% of Bell Plain Township’s land. Who manages Bell Plain Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennington Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Bell Plain Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Bell Plain Township: April, August 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 37 | 50 | 63 | 74 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 65 | 50 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Bell Plain Township →
Bell Plain Township and its neighbors
Bell Plain Township has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Plain Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Richland Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bennington Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 7 | 81% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bell Plain Township
Are dogs allowed on Bell Plain Township’s trails?
Bennington Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bell Plain Township?
8,672 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bell Plain Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bell Plain Township 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 →