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Robinson, J. L., General StoreRobinson, J. L., General Store · Photo: Coalfather · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Western Mound Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Western Mound Township

1% of Western Mound Township’s land is conserved, about 302 acres. 109 acres are parks and preserves, 313 per 1,000 residents. 2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Western Mound Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
302 acres · of 35.0 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
109 ac
313 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
4%
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

302 conserved acres

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

Regional Water Districts193 ac
Town or city109 ac
Conservation Easement · 193 acState Conservation Area · 109 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 193 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Hagaman Marsh
State Conservation Area
Town or city109Open
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Robinson, J. L., General StoreBuilding · listed 1980
About it
When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Western Mound 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)374253667584878680685342
Rain (in)2.32.03.04.44.84.43.73.43.13.23.12.3

February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Western Mound Township →

Next door

Western Mound Township and its neighbors

Western Mound Township has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Western Mound Township2.0 miRockbridge Township2.0 miBird Township1.2 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Western Mound Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bird Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rockbridge Township1%under 0.113856%C+

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

Questions about parks and trails in Western Mound Township

Is there public land near Western Mound Township?

1,348 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Western Mound Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 109 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Western Mound 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 →