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Outdoors in Sherman Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Sherman Township

The biggest trail networks: Wagener County Park (2.4 mi). 132 acres are parks and preserves, 147 per 1,000 residents. 5.6 miles of mapped trail cross Sherman Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
128 acres · of 44.0 sq mi of land
Trails
5.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
132 ac
147 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
9%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach · 1 boat launch
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

123
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is Wagener County Park, with 2.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Wagener County Park

Managed by Huron County
125 acres2.4 mi of trail
Pine TrailOak TrailMaple TrailCedar Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

White Rock Roadside Park

Park
7 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Thumb Area Underwater Preserve

Nature preserve
234 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

128 conserved acres

under 1% of Sherman Township’s land. Water is left out: Sherman Township has 44.0 square miles of land and 6.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Sherman Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County128 ac
Local Park · 128 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Wagner Park
Local Park
County128Open
Things to do

3 places to go in Sherman Township

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

Beaches in Sherman Township

1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

4 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.0 miUnpaved · 2.3 mi
Pine Trail0.5 mi
Oak Trail0.4 mi
Maple Trail0.4 mi
Cedar Trail0.2 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
1Beach volleyball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Sherman Township: May to September

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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)293140526474797771584534
Rain (in)2.21.81.93.23.33.23.13.33.13.02.52.2

February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 3.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Sherman Township →

Next door

Sherman Township and its neighbors

Sherman Township has the most mapped trails of the 4 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
Sherman Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Delaware Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sand Beach Townshipunder 1%0.17412%C
Paris 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 Sherman Township

Where can I hike in Sherman Township?

The longest trail networks: Wagener County Park, 2.4 miles; White Rock Roadside Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Sherman Township’s trails?

Wagener County Park and White Rock Roadside Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Sherman Township?

15,320 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sherman Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 132 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Sherman 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 →