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Outdoors in Herman Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Herman Township

3% of Herman Township’s land is conserved, about 664 acres. 30 miles of mapped trail cross Herman Township, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
3%
664 acres · of 35.9 sq mi of land
Trails
30 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
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

664 conserved acres

3% of Herman Township’s land. Who manages Herman Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service401 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)266 ac
Conservation Easement · 666 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 664 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

9 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 29.8 mi
89th Street Southeast2.1 mi
85th Street Southeast2.1 mi
150th Avenue Southeast1.9 mi
147th Avenue Southeast1.5 mi
88th Street Southeast1.0 mi
149th Avenue Southeast0.7 mi
148th Avenue Southeast0.5 mi
84th Street Southeast0.3 mi
87th Street Southeast0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

The walking year in Herman 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)9.010.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.6
High (°F)202538556978828172573926
Rain (in)0.60.61.01.93.14.13.62.72.62.20.80.7

February is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Herman Township →

Next door

Herman Township and its neighbors

Herman Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Herman Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Kingston Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Dexter Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hall Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Shuman 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 Herman Township

Is there public land near Herman Township?

801 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Herman 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 Herman 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 →