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Outdoors in Homer Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Homer Township

5% of Homer Township’s land is conserved, about 1,065 acres. 34 miles of mapped trail cross Homer Township, 1.0 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
5%
1,065 acres · of 34.0 sq mi of land
Trails
34 mi
1.0 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

1,065 conserved acres

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,065 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,065 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,065 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

2 places to go in Homer Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Homer Township

2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

11 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 31.7 mi
88th Avenue Southeast3.0 mi
86th Avenue Southeast2.8 mi
40th Street Southeast2.5 mi
42nd Street Southeast2.3 mi
37th Street Southeast1.9 mi
90th Avenue Southeast1.3 mi
41st Street Southeast0.8 mi
38th Street Southeast0.7 mi
85th Avenue Southeast0.5 mi
39th Street Southeast0.3 mi
1 more trails
86 1/2 Avenue Southeast
0.2 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Homer Township: 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)8.910.211.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.5
High (°F)192437546776828071553825
Rain (in)0.40.50.81.33.23.53.52.42.21.80.60.6

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Homer Township →

Next door

Homer Township and its neighbors

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Corwin Township35 miWoodbury Township35 miHomer Township34 miWinfield Township25 miBloom Township19 miJamestown9.7 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Homer Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Jamestown2%0.71090%B
Corwin Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Winfield Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bloom Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Woodbury 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 Homer Township

Is there public land near Homer Township?

5,662 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Homer 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 Homer 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 →