School Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain–Not graded
Outdoors in Benton Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Benton Township
2.7 miles of mapped trail cross Benton Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
under 1%
72 acres · of 36.5 sq mi of land
Trails
2.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
72 conserved acres
under 1% of Benton Township’s land. Who manages Benton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners68 ac
Town or city4 ac
Private Park · 68 acLocal Park · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 68 | Open |
| School Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Benton Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Benton Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
4 named trails
Named trails
Town Hwy 601.0 mi
Township Road 600.6 mi
Twp Hwy 600.5 mi
Twp Hy 50.5 mi
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
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Benton 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 82 | 77 | 64 | 50 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Benton Township →
Next door
Benton Township and its neighbors
Benton Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Blue Creek Township5.4 miBenton Township2.7 miJackson Township2.2 miHarrison Township2.0 miTully Township2.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Harrison Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 21 | 44% | C |
| Tully Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 16 | 51% | C− |
| Blue 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 Benton Township
Are dogs allowed on Benton Township’s trails?
School Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Benton Township?
334 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Benton 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 Benton Township neighbors.
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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 →