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Westgaard BridgeWestgaard Bridge · Photo: Karlsruhe2016 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Hendrickson Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Hendrickson Township

12% of Hendrickson Township’s land is conserved, about 2,750 acres. 20 miles of mapped trail cross Hendrickson Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
12%
2,750 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
20 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
Who protects it

2,750 conserved acres

12% of Hendrickson Township’s land. Who manages Hendrickson Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,750 ac
Conservation Easement · 2,750 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,750 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

6 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 19.6 mi
54th Street North2.4 mi
10th Avenue North1.0 mi
8th Avenue North0.7 mi
13th Avenue North0.2 mi
48th Street North0.2 mi
51st Street North0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Westgaard BridgeStructure · listed 1997
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Hendrickson Township: May, 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.810.111.713.615.216.015.714.312.510.79.18.4
High (°F)192336536776818171553624
Rain (in)0.40.40.61.02.63.72.72.11.61.30.70.5

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Hendrickson Township →

Next door

Hendrickson 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
Hendrickson Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Granville Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lebanon Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Falsen Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
North Prairie 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 Hendrickson Township

Is there public land near Hendrickson Township?

4,212 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hendrickson 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 Hendrickson 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 →