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Outdoors in Highland Center Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Highland Center Township

23% of Highland Center Township’s land is conserved, about 5,178 acres. 22 miles of mapped trail cross Highland Center Township, 0.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
23%
5,178 acres · of 35.8 sq mi of land
Trails
22 mi
0.6 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

5,178 conserved acres

23% of Highland Center Township’s land. Who manages Highland Center Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service5,098 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)314 ac
Conservation Easement · 5,413 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5,178 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

6 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 21.7 mi
106th Avenue Northeast4.3 mi
108th Avenue Northeast3.9 mi
75th Street Northeast3.9 mi
73rd Street Northeast2.7 mi
77th Street Northeast1.0 mi
76th Street Northeast1.0 mi
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Highland Center 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)8.710.111.713.615.216.115.714.312.510.79.18.3
High (°F)141931496473787768513319
Rain (in)0.60.50.81.13.03.93.62.72.21.60.80.7

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Highland Center Township →

Next door

Highland Center Township and its neighbors

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Kinloss Township36 miProspect Township25 miNekoma Township23 miHighland Center Township22 miNewland Township16 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Highland Center Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Newland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Prospect Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Kinloss Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Nekoma 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 Highland Center Township

Is there public land near Highland Center Township?

207 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Highland Center 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 Highland Center 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 →