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Clark-Robidoux HouseClark-Robidoux House · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0
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Outdoors in Wallace Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Wallace Township

63 miles of mapped trail cross Wallace Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
56 acres · of 188.5 sq mi of land
Trails
63 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
3,579 ft
Red Hills
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

56 conserved acres

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

USDA easements (NRCS)56 ac
Conservation Easement · 56 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 56 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

2 places to go in Wallace Township

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

Peaks in Wallace Township
Red Hills3,579 ft elevation
Directions
Motti Hill3,488 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Butterfield Overland Trail1.0 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
1Equestrian

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

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

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

History →
Pond Creek StationBuilding · listed 1972
About it
Clark-Robidoux HouseBuilding · listed 2001
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Wallace Township: April and May

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)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.613.712.411.110.09.4
High (°F)444758667587928982695545
Rain (in)0.30.50.91.62.62.83.42.81.51.30.60.4

January is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 3.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wallace Township →

Next door

Wallace Township and its neighbors

Wallace Township has the second 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
Wallace 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
Western Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Harrison Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
McAllaster 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 Wallace Township

Is there public land near Wallace Township?

1,661 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wallace 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 Wallace 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 →