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Outdoors in Montgomery Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Montgomery Township

3% of Montgomery Township’s land is conserved, about 1,035 acres. 2.8 miles of mapped trail cross Montgomery Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 10% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
3%
1,035 acres · of 54.0 sq mi of land
Trails
2.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
10%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
3 beaches
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

1,035 conserved acres

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

USDA easements (NRCS)749 ac
Private owners286 ac
Conservation Easement · 749 acPrivate Conservation · 286 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 749 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Wabash River - Mount Carmel
Private Conservation
Private owners286Restricted
Things to do

3 places to go in Montgomery Township

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

Beaches in Montgomery Township

3 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Montgomery 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)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.613.712.411.110.09.4
High (°F)384354667684878680685442
Rain (in)3.22.53.65.05.14.94.33.33.53.63.83.1

February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Montgomery Township →

Next door

Montgomery Township and its neighbors

Montgomery Township has the 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
Montgomery Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lamotte Township8%under 0.12518%C+
Honey Creek Townshipunder 1%under 0.12816%C−

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

Questions about parks and trails in Montgomery Township

Is there public land near Montgomery Township?

1,355 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 →