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Outdoors in Spade Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Spade Township

4% of Spade Township’s land is conserved, about 989 acres. 3.1 miles of mapped trail cross Spade Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
4%
989 acres · of 35.5 sq mi of land
Trails
3.1 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

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

989 conserved acres

4% of Spade Township’s land. Who manages Spade Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)989 ac
Conservation Easement · 989 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 989 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 →
Episcopal ChurchBuilding · listed 1972
About it
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Spade 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)9.410.511.813.314.615.315.013.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)323649617282868477634734
Rain (in)0.60.81.43.04.03.93.23.32.72.41.00.8

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Spade Township →

Next door

Spade Township and its neighbors

Spade 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
Spade Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Valley 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 Spade Township

Is there public land near Spade Township?

13,844 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Spade 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 Spade 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 →