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Paseo YMCAPaseo YMCA · Photo: Mwkruse · CC BY-SA 3.0
–Not graded
Outdoors in Walnut Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Walnut Township

1% of Walnut Township’s land is conserved, about 299 acres. 7.6 miles of mapped trail cross Walnut Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
299 acres · of 44.6 sq mi of land
Trails
7.6 mi
0.2 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

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

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

299 conserved acres

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

USDA easements (NRCS)299 ac
Conservation Easement · 299 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 299 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
big pitpondsmall pitpond
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Paseo YMCABuilding · listed 1991
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Walnut 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)9.810.711.813.114.214.814.613.612.411.110.09.5
High (°F)414757677685908981695645
Rain (in)1.51.92.84.55.95.44.53.84.43.62.82.0

January is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 5.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Walnut Township →

Next door

Walnut Township and its neighbors

Walnut Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Homer Township7.9 miWalnut Township7.6 miNew Home Township5.6 miCharlotte Township3.6 miPotosi Township2.6 miHoward Township1.2 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Walnut Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Homer 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
New Home Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Charlotte 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 Walnut Township

Is there public land near Walnut Township?

893 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Walnut 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 Walnut Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →