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Outdoors in Nelson Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Nelson Township

OpenStreetMap doesn’t show named parks or mapped trails in Nelson Township yet. Know a trail or a town park? Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap, and it shows up here on the next refresh.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 35.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,512 ft
Twin Mounds
Lakes & rivers
2
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
Things to do

1 places to go in Nelson Township

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

Peaks in Nelson Township
Twin Mounds1,512 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

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When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Nelson 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)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)394456667586918881685341
Rain (in)0.71.01.72.74.64.14.33.92.92.11.31.0

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Nelson Township →

Next door

Nelson Township and its neighbors

Nelson Township has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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
Nelson Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Center 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 Nelson Township

Is there public land near Nelson Township?

70 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nelson 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 Nelson 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 →