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Outdoors in Alta Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Alta Township

5% of Alta Township’s land is conserved, about 1,088 acres. 11 miles of mapped trail cross Alta Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
5%
1,088 acres · of 36.2 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

1,088 conserved acres

5% of Alta Township’s land. Who manages Alta Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,088 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,088 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,088 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

4 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 10.7 mi
36th Street Southeast1.6 mi
122nd Avenue Southeast1.1 mi
125th Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
126th Avenue Southeast0.3 mi
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Alta 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)8.910.211.813.515.015.915.514.212.510.89.38.5
High (°F)182336536777818071553723
Rain (in)0.50.60.91.33.13.73.42.72.51.90.70.7

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Alta Township →

Next door

Alta 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
Alta Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Valley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Oriska Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Cuba 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 Alta Township

Is there public land near Alta Township?

261 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Alta 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 Alta 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 →