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Grace Bible Fellowship, Harding TownshipPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain
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Outdoors in Harding Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Harding Township

6% of Harding Township’s land is conserved, about 384 acres. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Harding Township. 2% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
6%
384 acres · of 9.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
2%
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
Who protects it

384 conserved acres

6% of Harding Township’s land. Who manages Harding Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits384 ac
Private Conservation · 384 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 15 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Kitty Todd Preserve Site Fee
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits226Unknown
Oak Openings Fee
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits104Unknown
Oak Openings
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits53Unknown
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Harding 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)333647607281858376634938
Rain (in)2.32.12.43.33.83.63.53.33.02.72.72.3

February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 3.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Harding Township →

Next door

Harding Township and its neighbors

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Swanton Township72 miSpencer Township3.9 miFulton Township1.2 miHarding Township0.3 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Harding Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Spencer Township16%0.314750%A−
Swanton Township32%3.31,55959%A+
Fulton Township1%under 0.12954%C+

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

Questions about parks and trails in Harding Township

Is there public land near Harding Township?

13,541 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harding 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 Harding 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 →