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Outdoors in Banner Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Banner Township

5% of Banner Township’s land is conserved, about 1,043 acres. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 170 per 1,000 residents. 2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Banner Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
5%
1,043 acres · of 35.6 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
170 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
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.

Branton Place

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

1,043 conserved acres

5% of Banner Township’s land. Who manages Banner Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits1,043 ac
Private Conservation · 1,043 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Terrace Lane Farm
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits1,043Unknown
Trails & water

4 lakes & rivers

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Pray Farmstead(s)District · listed 2025
About it
When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Banner 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)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.613.712.411.110.09.5
High (°F)414657677687929082695543
Rain (in)0.81.22.23.14.94.44.54.12.92.51.41.2

January is the driest month (0.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 4.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Banner Township →

Next door

Banner 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
Banner Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Holland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hope 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 Banner Township

Are dogs allowed on Banner Township’s trails?

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

Is there public land near Banner Township?

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

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Banner 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 →