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Outdoors in Isley Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Isley Township

43% of Isley Township’s land is conserved, about 9,961 acres. 20 miles of mapped trail cross Isley Township, 0.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
43%
9,961 acres · of 35.9 sq mi of land
Trails
20 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

9,961 conserved acres

43% of Isley Township’s land. Who manages Isley Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service10,931 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)2 ac
Conservation Easement · 8,993 acResource Management Area · 1,941 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8,990 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Ransom County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,941Restricted
Trails & water

9 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 20.4 mi
74th Street Southeast4.4 mi
116th Avenue Southeast3.3 mi
77th Street Southeast1.6 mi
119th Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
73 1/2 Street Southeast0.9 mi
118th Avenue Southeast0.6 mi
78th Street Southeast0.4 mi
115th Avenue Southeast0.2 mi
120th Avenue Southeast0.2 mi
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Isley 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)9.010.311.813.515.015.815.414.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)202538546877828072563825
Rain (in)0.60.61.01.73.13.83.52.62.52.10.60.7

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Isley Township →

Next door

Isley Township and its neighbors

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Denver Township29 miHanson Township28 miOvid Township26 miGreenville Township23 miIsley Township20 miDivide Township19 miAlleghany Township12 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Isley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Alleghany Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Ovid Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Denver Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hanson Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Divide Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Greenville 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 Isley Township

Is there public land near Isley Township?

2,002 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Isley 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 Isley 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 →