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Outdoors in Vesta Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Vesta Township

35 miles of mapped trail cross Vesta Township, 1.0 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
224 acres · of 35.9 sq mi of land
Trails
35 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

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

224 conserved acres

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service158 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)66 ac
Conservation Easement · 224 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 224 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

12 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 34.8 mi
67th Street Northeast5.0 mi
120th Avenue Northeast3.7 mi
123rd Avenue Northeast3.2 mi
121st Avenue Northeast2.3 mi
68th Street Northeast2.0 mi
124th Avenue Northeast1.6 mi
71st Street Northeast1.5 mi
121st Drive Northeast1.3 mi
69th Street Northeast1.0 mi
125th Avenue Northeast1.0 mi
2 more trails
70th Street Northeast
0.7 mi
72nd Street Northeast
0.7 mi
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Vesta 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)8.710.111.713.615.216.115.714.312.510.79.18.3
High (°F)141932506574787868523319
Rain (in)0.60.50.81.23.13.83.62.72.21.70.80.7

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Vesta Township →

Next door

Vesta Township and its neighbors

Vesta Township has the most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Vesta Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Adams Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Tiber Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Norton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Golden Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Latona 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 Vesta Township

Is there public land near Vesta Township?

515 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Vesta 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 Vesta 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 →