Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Photo: Thrive Allen County · CC BY-SA 4.0The biggest trail networks: Lehigh Portland State Park (3 mi). 48 acres are parks and preserves, 52 per 1,000 residents. 4.9 miles of mapped trail cross Iola Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
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The longest trail network is Lehigh Portland State Park, with 3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 waterfall without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 81 | 70 | 57 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
January is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Iola Township →
Iola Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iola Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Iola | 2% | 2.6 | 73 | 97% | A |
| Bassett | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Humboldt 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.
The longest trail networks: Lehigh Portland State Park, 3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Lehigh Portland State Park and Elm Creek Park South don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
5.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.9 of off-road paths and 1.1 of shoulders and shared lanes. Named routes: Lehigh Portland Trails.
506 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Iola Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 48 of them inside the town line.
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Iola Township neighbors.
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 →