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Outdoors in Ridge Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Ridge Township

2% of Ridge Township’s land is conserved, about 440 acres. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 29 per 1,000 residents. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Ridge Township.

Conserved land
2%
440 acres · of 35.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
29 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
56%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

12
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.

Bosworth Park

Managed by City of Bosworth
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Bosworth R-5 Park

Managed by Bosworth R-5
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

440 conserved acres

2% of Ridge Township’s land. Who manages Ridge Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)440 ac
Conservation Easement · 440 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 440 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

2 places to go in Ridge Township

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

Playgrounds in Ridge Township

2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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
3Basketball
1Baseball
1Tennis

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

When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Ridge 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)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)374254657584888679675341
Rain (in)1.41.82.74.15.25.24.64.24.13.22.41.6

January is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ridge Township →

Next door

Ridge Township and its neighbors

Ridge Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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
Ridge Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rockford Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hurricane 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 Ridge Township

Are dogs allowed on Ridge Township’s trails?

Bosworth Park and Bosworth R-5 Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Ridge Township?

183 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ridge Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Ridge 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 →