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Red Brick Tavern in LafayettePhoto: Nyttend · Public domain
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Outdoors in Deer Creek Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Deer Creek Township

2% of Deer Creek Township’s land is conserved, about 472 acres. 66 acres are parks and preserves, 67 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Deer Creek Township.

Conserved land
2%
472 acres · of 31.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
66 ac
67 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
3%
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.

Gwynne Conservation Area

Park
66 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

472 conserved acres

2% of Deer Creek Township’s land. Who manages Deer Creek Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other state land372 ac
Private owners90 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)10 ac
Unknown Easement · 372 acPrivate Park · 90 acConservation Easement · 9 acAgricultural Easement · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 382 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
London Country Club
Private Park
Private owners90Open
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Red Brick TavernBuilding · listed 1975
About it
When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Deer Creek 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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)363950637381848377655240
Rain (in)2.82.23.34.04.54.54.53.23.12.82.83.0

February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Deer Creek Township →

Next door

Deer Creek Township and its neighbors

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Jefferson Township6.0 miUnion Township2.6 miLondon1.0 miDeer Creek Township0.2 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Deer Creek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
London3%0.11491%B−
Union Township6%0.14914%C+
Jefferson Township6%0.114274%B+

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

Questions about parks and trails in Deer Creek Township

Are dogs allowed on Deer Creek Township’s trails?

Gwynne Conservation Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Deer Creek Township?

7,516 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Deer Creek Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 66 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Deer Creek 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 →