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Fairmont Army AirfieldFairmont Army Airfield · Photo: United States Geological Survey (USGS) · Public domain
–Not graded
Outdoors in Madison Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Madison Township

78% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
78 acres · of 35.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
78%
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

78 conserved acres

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service156 ac
Conservation Easement · 156 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 78 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
1Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Fairmont Army AirfieldDistrict · listed 2003
About it
When to get out

April is the best month for walking in Madison 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)9.610.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)354053647484878579665139
Rain (in)0.70.81.52.54.84.13.73.62.62.21.21.0

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Madison Township →

Next door

Madison Township and its neighbors

Madison Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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
Madison Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Chelsea Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township2%under 0.1290under 1%C

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Madison Township

Is there public land near Madison Township?

1,550 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Madison 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 Madison 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 →