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Outdoors in Frederick Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Frederick Township

15% of Frederick Township’s land is conserved, about 1,285 acres. 2.7 miles of mapped trail cross Frederick Township, 0.2 per square mile of land. 2% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
15%
1,285 acres · of 13.8 sq mi of land
Trails
2.7 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
2 boat launches
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

1,285 conserved acres

15% of Frederick Township’s land. Water is left out: Frederick Township has 13.8 square miles of land and 1.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Frederick Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Regional Water Districts1,285 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,285 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,285 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

2 places to go in Frederick Township

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

Boat launches in Frederick Township
Frederick Boat Launch
Directions

Plus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

The best walking months in Frederick Township: July and August

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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)344052647583868578665239
Rain (in)1.91.92.54.04.94.63.83.63.63.12.62.1

January is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Frederick Township →

Next door

Frederick Township and its neighbors

Frederick Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 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
Frederick Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Browning Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Beardstown Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rushville Townshipunder 1%under 0.1under 167%D
Bainbridge Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bluff Springs 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 Frederick Township

Is there public land near Frederick Township?

15,032 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Frederick 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 Frederick 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 →