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Outdoors in Central Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Central Township

1% of Central Township’s land is conserved, about 466 acres. 7.4 miles of mapped trail cross Central Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
466 acres · of 54.2 sq mi of land
Trails
7.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
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

466 conserved acres

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

Not recorded466 ac
State Conservation Area · 466 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Mo-No-I Prairie Conservation Area
State Conservation Area
Not recorded300Restricted
Redwing Prairie Conservation Area
State Conservation Area
Not recorded166Restricted
Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

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When to get out

The walking year in Central 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)9.810.811.913.114.214.714.513.612.411.110.19.6
High (°F)434858687685908981705746
Rain (in)1.82.03.04.86.55.64.23.64.53.73.12.3

January is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 6.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Central Township →

Next door

Central 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
Central Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Ozark Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lamar Township1%0.157%D
Nashville Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Barton City Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Union Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Northfork 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 Central Township

Is there public land near Central Township?

3,324 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Central 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 Central 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 →