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Outdoors in Durham Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Durham Township

3% of Durham Township’s land is conserved, about 739 acres.

Conserved land
3%
739 acres · of 36.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

739 conserved acres

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

Regional Water Districts511 ac
Town or city228 ac
Conservation Easement · 511 acUnknown · 228 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 511 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Unnamed Property
Unknown
Town or city228Open
When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Durham 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)9.610.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)333850637482868478655038
Rain (in)1.71.82.53.95.24.84.03.73.63.12.51.9

January is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Durham Township →

Next door

Durham Township and its neighbors

Durham Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Durham Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lomax Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
La Harpe 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 Durham Township

Is there public land near Durham Township?

6,455 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Durham Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 229 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Durham Township 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 →