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Outdoors in Center Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Center Township

259 acres are parks and preserves, 354 per 1,000 residents. 36 miles of mapped trail cross Center Township, 0.2 per square mile of land. 74% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
253 acres · of 144.3 sq mi of land
Trails
36 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
259 ac
354 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
74%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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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.

Kenyon Nature Park

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

253 conserved acres

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

State fish & wildlife253 ac
State Recreation Area · 253 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Hodgeman State Fishing Lake And Wildlife Area
State Recreation Area
State fish & wildlife253Open
Things to do

5 places to go in Center Township

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

Campgrounds in Center Township

5 campgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

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

Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Football

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

When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Center 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)454959697889939183715746
Rain (in)0.50.71.41.93.23.43.73.21.72.00.80.8

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 3.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Center Township →

Next door

Center Township and its neighbors

Center Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 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
Center Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sawlog Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hallet Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Valley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Marena 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 Center Township

Are dogs allowed on Center Township’s trails?

Kenyon Nature Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Center Township?

258 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Center Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 259 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Center 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 →