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Outdoors in Plainview Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Plainview Township

5% of Plainview Township’s land is conserved, about 1,155 acres. 32 miles of mapped trail cross Plainview Township, 0.9 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
5%
1,155 acres · of 35.9 sq mi of land
Trails
32 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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

1,155 conserved acres

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

Army Corps of Engineers1,151 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4 ac
Recreation Management Area · 1,151 acConservation Easement · 4 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Pipestem Recreation Area
Recreation Management Area
Army Corps of Engineers1,151Open
Trails & water

9 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 31.4 mi
76th Avenue Southeast3.4 mi
72nd Avenue Southeast3.0 mi
23rd Street Southeast2.9 mi
19th Street Southeast2.9 mi
20th Street Southeast1.9 mi
22nd Street Southeast1.8 mi
73rd Avenue Southeast1.7 mi
74th Avenue Southeast0.5 mi
77th Avenue Southeast0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Pipestem Creek
When to get out

The best walking months in Plainview 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)8.910.211.813.515.015.915.514.212.510.89.38.5
High (°F)192336536776818071553724
Rain (in)0.40.50.71.23.03.43.52.42.11.60.60.6

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Plainview Township →

Next door

Plainview Township and its neighbors

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Pingree Township42 miJim River Valley Township39 miPlainview Township32 miHidden Township24 miRound Top Township20 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Plainview Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Round Top Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Jim River Valley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pingree Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hidden 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 Plainview Township

Is there public land near Plainview Township?

11,636 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Plainview Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,158 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Plainview 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 →