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Outdoors in Van Buren Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Van Buren Township

3.5 miles of mapped trail cross Van Buren Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 36.3 sq mi of land
Trails
3.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.4 mi
6.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
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
Things to do

1 places to go in Van Buren Township

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

Playgrounds in Van Buren Township

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

6.4 miles of bike routes

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

6.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Basketball
1Baseball

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 Van Buren 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)333748617281848277644938
Rain (in)2.62.12.73.94.34.64.64.13.23.23.02.4

February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Van Buren Township →

Next door

Van Buren Township and its neighbors

Van Buren Township has the most mapped trails of the 4 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
Van Buren Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Boone Townshipunder 1%under 0.1857%D
Indian Creek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wayne 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 Van Buren Township

Where can I bike in Van Buren Township?

6.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.4 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Van Buren Township?

2,330 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Van Buren 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 Van Buren 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 →