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Outdoors in Denver Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Denver Township

26% of Denver Township’s land is conserved, about 5,808 acres. 4.8 miles of mapped trail cross Denver Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
26%
5,808 acres · of 35.4 sq mi of land
Trails
4.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
561 ft
Onion Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
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

5,808 conserved acres

26% of Denver Township’s land. Who manages Denver Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Private owners5,808 ac
Private Conservation · 5,808 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Prairie Ridge - Jasper County
Private Conservation
Private owners5,808Closed
Things to do

1 places to go in Denver Township

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

Peaks in Denver Township
Onion Hill561 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
County Road 1750 North0.4 mi
County Road 1450 North0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Denver Township

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)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.613.712.411.110.09.5
High (°F)384354667584878680685442
Rain (in)3.22.53.74.95.05.04.53.33.43.73.93.1

February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Denver Township →

Next door

Denver Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Denver Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Noble Townshipunder 1%0.4under 1under 1%D
Pixley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Preston Townshipunder 1%0.3under 1under 1%D
Smallwood Township— 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 Denver Township

Is there public land near Denver Township?

1,835 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Denver Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Denver Township 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 →