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Outdoors in Ensign Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Ensign Township

8% of Ensign Township’s land is conserved, about 1,801 acres. 25 miles of mapped trail cross Ensign Township, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
8%
1,801 acres · of 35.7 sq mi of land
Trails
25 mi
0.7 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

1,801 conserved acres

8% of Ensign Township’s land. Who manages Ensign Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,801 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,801 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,801 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

7 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 25.3 mi
25th Avenue Northwest5.0 mi
26th Avenue Northwest4.0 mi
28th Avenue Northwest3.7 mi
78th Street Northwest2.3 mi
72nd Street Northwest1.7 mi
74th Street Northwest1.6 mi
77th Street Northwest1.0 mi
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
1Baseball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Ensign Township: May and July to 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.710.111.713.615.216.115.714.312.510.79.18.3
High (°F)182336536775818171543623
Rain (in)0.40.40.61.02.43.52.62.01.61.30.60.5

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ensign Township →

Next door

Ensign Township and its neighbors

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Prescott Township43 miTatman Township34 miElms Township30 miVan Buren Township30 miEnsign Township25 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Ensign Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Van Buren Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Elms Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Prescott Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Tatman Township10%1.0under 1under 1%C

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Ensign Township

Is there public land near Ensign Township?

9 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ensign 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 Ensign 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 →