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Chauncey S. Taylor HouseChauncey S. Taylor House · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0
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Outdoors in Olive Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Olive Township

2.1 miles of mapped trail cross Olive Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
60 acres · of 35.1 sq mi of land
Trails
2.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
6
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

60 conserved acres

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

USDA easements (NRCS)60 ac
Conservation Easement · 60 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 60 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

6 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Bellwood Reservoir 5-HreservoirBellwood Reservoir 5-KreservoirBellwood Reservoir 6-EreservoirBellwood Reservoir 6-FreservoirBellwood Reservoir 6-GreservoirBirkel Reservoirreservoir
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Chauncey S. Taylor HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About it
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Olive 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)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)333850627382868477644936
Rain (in)0.70.71.62.94.84.63.43.62.72.21.31.0

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Olive Township →

Next door

Olive Township and its neighbors

Olive Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Savannah Township4.3 miOlive Township2.1 miDavid City1.7 miUnion Township0.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Olive Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
David City1%0.41397%B
Savannah Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Union 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 Olive Township

Is there public land near Olive Township?

552 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Olive 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 Olive 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 →