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Outdoors in McPherson Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in McPherson Township

15 miles of mapped trail cross McPherson Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
22 acres · of 67.3 sq mi of land
Trails
15 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

22 conserved acres

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

Private owners22 ac
Private Other or Unknown · 22 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Private Private Land
Private Other or Unknown
Private owners22Closed
When to get out

April is the best month for walking in McPherson 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)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.713.712.411.110.09.4
High (°F)444656647485908880675444
Rain (in)0.30.50.81.82.72.83.32.91.41.30.50.4

January is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 3.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in McPherson Township →

Next door

McPherson Township and its neighbors

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Sharon Springs Township86 miWeskan Township81 miMcPherson Township15 miStateline Township4.5 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
McPherson Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sharon Springs Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Stateline Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Weskan 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 McPherson Township

Is there public land near McPherson Township?

1,680 acres of parks and open public land lie inside McPherson 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 McPherson 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 →