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Homestead National Monument of AmericaHomestead National Monument of America · Photo: Billdorr at English Wikipedia · Public domain
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Outdoors in Blakely Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Blakely Township

2% of Blakely Township’s land is conserved, about 345 acres. 3.7 miles of mapped trail cross Blakely Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
2%
345 acres · of 35.3 sq mi of land
Trails
3.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
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

345 conserved acres

2% of Blakely Township’s land. Who manages Blakely Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

National Park Service206 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits139 ac
Other or Unknown Federal Land23 ac
Historic or Cultural Area · 184 acPrivate Conservation · 139 acConservation Easement · 44 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 22 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Homestead National Historical Park
Historic or Cultural Area
National Park Service184Restricted
Homestead Land Grant
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits139Restricted
Things to do

9 places to go in Blakely Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Scenic views in Blakely Township
Approximate site of Squatter's Cabin 1862
Directions
Land: Commodity or Community?
Directions
Native Plants Exhibit
Directions
Prairie Plaza Viewing Area
Directions
Site of Freeman brick house 1876-1916
Directions
Site of original Freeman homestead cabin 1865-1890
Directions
Success Was Only Natural
Directions
Where Did Homesteaders Get Groceries?
Directions
Trails & water

7 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 0.5 mi
Upland Prairie Loop Trail0.9 mi
Grain Growers Highway Trail0.4 mi
Cottonwood Loop Trail0.4 mi
Farm Loop Trail0.4 mi
Freeman School Trail0.3 mi
Woodland Loop Trail0.3 mi
Heritage Center Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Homestead National Monument of AmericaDistrict · listed 1966
About it
First Trinity Lutheran ChurchBuilding · listed 2016
About it
When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Blakely 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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)364153647484888779675240
Rain (in)0.70.91.72.84.94.73.93.43.02.41.31.1

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Blakely Township →

Next door

Blakely Township and its neighbors

Blakely Township has the most mapped trails of the 2 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
Blakely Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Midland 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 Blakely Township

Is there public land near Blakely Township?

889 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Blakely 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 Blakely Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →