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Outdoors in Allen Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Allen Township

1 acre is park or preserve, 1.7 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Allen Township. 33% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
60 acres · of 21.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
1.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
33%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.1 mi
5.1 mi paths
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

60 conserved acres

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service60 ac
Conservation Easement · 60 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 60 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

8 places to go in Allen Township

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

Playgrounds in Allen Township

8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Biking & sports

5.1 miles of bike routes

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

5.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Basketball

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

When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Allen 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)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.813.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)323748617281838276644937
Rain (in)2.62.22.63.84.34.74.44.13.23.23.12.4

February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Allen Township →

Next door

Allen Township and its neighbors

Allen 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
Allen Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Henry Townshipunder 1%0.11648%C

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

Questions about parks and trails in Allen Township

Where can I bike in Allen Township?

5.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.1 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Allen Township?

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

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Allen 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 →