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Outdoors in Pana Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Pana Township

55 acres are parks and preserves, 9.2 per 1,000 residents. 5.2 miles of mapped trail cross Pana Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 76% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
70 acres · of 49.0 sq mi of land
Trails
5.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
55 ac
9.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
76%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.3 mi
3.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is Kitchell Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Kitchell Park

Park
37 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Tanner Park

Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Kehias Park

Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Wilburn Park

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

70 conserved acres

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

Town or city52 ac
Private owners16 ac
State conservation13 ac
Local Park · 52 acPrivate Conservation · 16 acConservation Easement · 13 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Kitchell Park
Local Park
Town or city37Open
Anderson Prairie Land And Water Reserve
Private Conservation
Private owners16Closed
Tanner Park
Local Park
Town or city10Open
Kehias Park
Local Park
Town or city3Open
Wilburn Park
Local Park
Town or city2Open
Things to do

4 places to go in Pana Township

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

Dog parks in Pana Township
JCC Dog Park
Directions
Trails & water

1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
County Road 500 North2.0 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

3.3 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

3.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Baseball
5Tennis
4Basketball
2Soccer
1Football
1Volleyball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Pana 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)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)364152657583868579675240
Rain (in)2.52.12.94.44.94.83.93.33.23.53.42.5

February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pana Township →

Next door

Pana Township and its neighbors

Pana 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
Pana Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Oconee Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
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Assumption Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rosamond 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 Pana Township

Where can I hike in Pana Township?

The longest trail networks: Kitchell Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Pana Township’s trails?

Kitchell Park and Tanner Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Pana Township?

3.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.3 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Pana Township?

171 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pana Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 55 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Pana 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 →