Fair Haven City Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in Bacon Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Bacon Township
16% of Bacon Township’s land is conserved, about 4,743 acres. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 7.2 per 1,000 residents. 18 miles of mapped trail cross Bacon Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
16%
4,743 acres · of 45.6 sq mi of land
Trails
18 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
7.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
3%
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
4,743 conserved acres
16% of Bacon Township’s land. Water is left out: Bacon Township has 45.6 square miles of land and 2.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Bacon Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation2 ac
Not recorded4,743 ac
State Conservation Area · 4,743 acConservation Easement · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schell-Osage Conservation Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 4,743 | Restricted |
Things to do
1 places to go in Bacon Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bacon Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
1Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Bacon 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 81 | 70 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
January is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 6.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bacon Township →
Next door
Bacon Township and its neighbors
Bacon Township has the most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacon Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Rockville Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Blue Mound Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Clear Creek 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 Bacon Township
Are dogs allowed on Bacon Township’s trails?
Fair Haven City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bacon Township?
3,424 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bacon Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bacon 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 →