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Outdoors in Bell Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Bell Township

3% of Bell Township’s land is conserved, about 641 acres. 7.9 miles of mapped trail cross Bell Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
3%
641 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
7.9 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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1
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.

Quivira National Wildlife Refuge

Managed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
641 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it

641 conserved acres

3% of Bell Township’s land. Who manages Bell Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,281 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 1,281 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,281Restricted
Trails & water

2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Avenue T0.5 mi
Avenue South0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Bell 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)9.810.711.813.114.214.814.613.612.411.110.09.5
High (°F)434858677788939082705644
Rain (in)0.71.01.92.34.54.13.83.52.12.31.21.0

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bell Township →

Next door

Bell 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
Bell Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Putnam Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Raymond Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hayes 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 Bell Township

Are dogs allowed on Bell Township’s trails?

Quivira National Wildlife Refuge doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Bell Township?

49 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bell 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 Bell 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 →