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Downtown Monroe, NebraskaPhoto: Ammodramus · Public domain
–Not graded
Outdoors in Monroe Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Monroe Township

4.9 miles of mapped trail cross Monroe Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
137 acres · of 34.0 sq mi of land
Trails
4.9 mi
0.1 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

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

137 conserved acres

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

USDA easements (NRCS)137 ac
Conservation Easement · 136 acOther Easement · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 137 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Monroe Congregational Church and New Hope CemeteryDistrict · listed 1990
About it
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Monroe 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)9.510.511.813.314.515.214.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)333850627282868377644936
Rain (in)0.60.71.52.94.44.33.13.32.52.31.20.9

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Monroe Township →

Next door

Monroe Township and its neighbors

Monroe 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
Monroe Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Oconee Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lost Creek 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 Monroe Township

Is there public land near Monroe Township?

930 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Monroe 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 Monroe 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 →