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Outdoors in York Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in York Township

10% of York Township’s land is conserved, about 2,092 acres.

Conserved land
10%
2,092 acres · of 31.3 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

2,092 conserved acres

10% of York Township’s land. Who manages York Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)1,826 ac
Private owners277 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,826 acPrivate Conservation · 277 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,815 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 owners277Restricted
When to get out

August is the best month for walking in York 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)384353667684878680685442
Rain (in)2.92.43.44.94.75.04.33.13.23.73.72.9

February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in York Township →

Next door

York 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
York Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Darwin Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hutsonville 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 York Township

Is there public land near York Township?

2,445 acres of parks and open public land lie inside York 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 York 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 →