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Outdoors in North Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in North Township

2% of North Township’s land is conserved, about 440 acres. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross North Township. 10% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
2%
440 acres · of 31.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
10%
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

440 conserved acres

2% of North Township’s land. Who manages North Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)440 ac
Conservation Easement · 440 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 440 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Parsons Filled Arch BridgeStructure · listed 1985
About it
When to get out

The walking year in North 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)9.910.811.913.114.214.714.513.612.411.210.19.6
High (°F)444959687786909082715847
Rain (in)1.51.83.04.76.75.64.24.14.53.72.82.1

January is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 6.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in North Township →

Next door

North 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
North Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Parsons3%0.82493%A−
Neosho 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 North Township

Is there public land near North Township?

448 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North 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 North Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →