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Outdoors in Riceland Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Riceland Township

3% of Riceland Township’s land is conserved, about 708 acres. 1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Riceland Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
3%
708 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
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

708 conserved acres

3% of Riceland Township’s land. Who manages Riceland Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other state land298 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)277 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service133 ac
Conservation Easement · 708 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 708 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

When to get out

The walking year in Riceland 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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)232740566878817972594228
Rain (in)1.01.02.03.64.75.44.74.33.52.61.71.3

January is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Riceland Township →

Next door

Riceland Township and its neighbors

Riceland 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
Riceland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hayward Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Moscow Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Geneva Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bancroft 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 Riceland Township

Is there public land near Riceland Township?

2,879 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Riceland 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 Riceland 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 →