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Outdoors in Johnson Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Johnson Township

16% of Johnson Township’s land is conserved, about 3,539 acres. 17 miles of mapped trail cross Johnson Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
16%
3,539 acres · of 35.2 sq mi of land
Trails
17 mi
0.5 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

3,539 conserved acres

16% of Johnson Township’s land. Who manages Johnson Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service3,539 ac
Conservation Easement · 3,539 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,539 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

6 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 16.7 mi
4th Street Southeast3.0 mi
2nd Street Southeast1.5 mi
5th Street Southeast1.2 mi
53rd Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
48th Avenue Southeast1.0 mi
6th Street Southeast0.1 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Johnson 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)8.910.211.813.615.115.915.614.212.510.89.28.5
High (°F)182235526675808070543622
Rain (in)0.40.50.71.12.73.43.32.42.01.50.60.6

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Johnson Township →

Next door

Johnson Township and its neighbors

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Hawksnest Township27 miSykeston Township21 miBerlin Township19 miJohnson Township17 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Johnson Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sykeston Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hawksnest Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Berlin 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 Johnson Township

Is there public land near Johnson Township?

5,265 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Johnson 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 Johnson 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 →