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Outdoors in Ripley Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Ripley Township

19% of Ripley Township’s land is conserved, about 745 acres.

Conserved land
19%
745 acres · of 6.0 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

745 conserved acres

19% of Ripley Township’s land. Who manages Ripley Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Regional Water Districts744 ac
Conservation Easement · 744 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 745 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Ripley 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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)354052647583868579665240
Rain (in)1.81.92.63.94.94.73.73.63.63.12.62.0

January is the driest month (1.8 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 Ripley Township →

Next door

Ripley Township and its neighbors

Ripley Township has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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
Ripley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Cooperstown 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 Ripley Township

Is there public land near Ripley Township?

2,004 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ripley 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 Ripley 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 →