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Outdoors in Yates Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Yates Township

2 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Yates Township. 38% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
5 acres · of 36.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
38%
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
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Weston Park

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

5 conserved acres

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

State conservation4 ac
Private owners4 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits2 ac
Conservation Easement · 4 acState Conservation Area · 4 acPrivate Conservation · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Weston Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve
State Conservation Area
Private owners4Closed
Weston Cemetery Buffer Preserve
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits2Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Yates Township: April, August and September

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)9.610.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)333750637483858378655038
Rain (in)2.11.82.53.74.54.24.23.63.33.22.62.1

February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Yates Township →

Next door

Yates Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Yates Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lawndale Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Indian Grove Townshipunder 1%under 0.11082%C
Eppards Point Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Chenoa 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 Yates Township

Are dogs allowed on Yates Township’s trails?

Weston Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Yates Township?

1,081 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Yates Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Yates 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 →