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Outdoors in Leonard Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Leonard Township

17 miles of mapped trail cross Leonard Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
158 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

158 conserved acres

1% of Leonard Township’s land. Who manages Leonard Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service158 ac
Conservation Easement · 158 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 158 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

8 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 17.2 mi
153rd Avenue Southeast3.9 mi
49th Street Southeast3.5 mi
155th Avenue Southeast2.9 mi
156th Avenue Southeast2.5 mi
53rd Street Southeast2.2 mi
151st Avenue Southeast0.4 mi
152nd Avenue Southeast0.4 mi
49 1/2 Street Southeast0.3 mi
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Leonard 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)8.910.211.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)192438556978838173563925
Rain (in)0.60.61.01.53.04.13.42.82.62.10.80.7

February is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Leonard Township →

Next door

Leonard Township and its neighbors

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Watson Township19 miDavenport Township18 miLeonard Township17 miMaple River Township17 miHelendale Township16 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Leonard Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Maple River Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Watson Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Davenport Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Helendale 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 Leonard Township

Is there public land near Leonard Township?

9,247 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Leonard 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 Leonard 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 →