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Outdoors in Henry Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Henry Township

4% of Henry Township’s land is conserved, about 1,349 acres. 24 miles of mapped trail cross Henry Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
4%
1,349 acres · of 48.4 sq mi of land
Trails
24 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
906 ft
Hickman Hill
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

1,349 conserved acres

4% of Henry Township’s land. Who manages Henry Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)1,346 ac
Joint3 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,346 acUnknown Easement · 3 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,349 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

1 places to go in Henry Township

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

Peaks in Henry Township
Hickman Hill906 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

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When to get out

The walking year in Henry 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)9.810.711.813.114.214.814.613.612.411.110.19.5
High (°F)414757677685898981695645
Rain (in)1.51.92.94.56.15.44.43.74.43.42.92.1

January is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 6.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Henry Township →

Next door

Henry Township and its neighbors

Henry 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
Henry Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Metz Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Howard Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Richland 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 Henry Township

Is there public land near Henry Township?

1,115 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Henry 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 Henry 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 →