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Outdoors in Grove Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Grove Township

68 acres are parks and preserves, 128 per 1,000 residents. 4.8 miles of mapped trail cross Grove Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
85 acres · of 49.4 sq mi of land
Trails
4.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
68 ac
128 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

85 conserved acres

under 1% of Grove Township’s land. Who manages Grove Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources64 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)21 ac
State Conservation Area · 64 acConservation Easement · 21 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 21 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Cecil E. Meeker State Habitat Area
State Conservation Area
State natural resources64Open
When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Grove 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)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.713.712.411.110.09.4
High (°F)374253657584868580685341
Rain (in)2.92.43.44.94.85.14.33.33.13.73.72.8

February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Grove Township →

Next door

Grove Township and its neighbors

Grove Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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
Grove Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wade Township8%0.127858%B+
North Muddy Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
St. Francis Townshipunder 1%0.1under 17%D
Spring Point Townshipunder 1%under 0.1under 1under 1%D−

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Grove Township

Is there public land near Grove Township?

1,432 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Grove Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 68 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Grove 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 →