Waterfowl Production Area
Managed by US Fish & Wildlife
77 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in Albion Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Albion Township
35% of Albion Township’s land is conserved, about 8,186 acres. 19 miles of mapped trail cross Albion Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
35%
8,186 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
19 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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
8,186 conserved acres
35% of Albion Township’s land. Who manages Albion Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service8,428 ac
Conservation Easement · 7,954 acResource Management Area · 474 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7,948 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dickey County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 474 | Restricted |
Trails & water
9 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 18.6 mi
79th Avenue Southeast3.0 mi
84th Avenue Southeast2.0 mi
91st Street Southeast2.0 mi
93rd Street Southeast2.0 mi
90th Street Southeast1.5 mi
95th Street Southeast1.0 mi
80th Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
83rd Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
96th Street Southeast0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Albion Township: August and September
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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 21 | 25 | 38 | 54 | 67 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 56 | 39 | 25 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Albion Township →
Next door
Albion Township and its neighbors
Albion Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Elden Township30 miAlbion Township19 miHamburg Township16 miElm Township14 miGrand Valley Township13 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Elm Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Elden Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hamburg Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Grand Valley 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 Albion Township
Are dogs allowed on Albion Township’s trails?
Waterfowl Production Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Albion Township?
2,940 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Albion 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 Albion 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 →