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Outdoors in Madison Township

More than half of Madison Township’s land is conserved: 60%

60% of Madison Township’s land is conserved, about 10,765 acres. 10,397 acres are parks and preserves, 17,593 per 1,000 residents. 13 miles of mapped trail cross Madison Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
60%
10,765 acres · of 28.1 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
10,397 ac
17,593 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
88%
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

10,765 conserved acres

60% of Madison Township’s land. Who manages Madison Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources10,335 ac
Other state land430 ac
State Conservation Area · 10,335 acForest Stewardship Easement · 430 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 430 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Tri-valley Wa
State Conservation Area
State natural resources10,335Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Madison 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)374151647381848377655241
Rain (in)3.02.53.44.04.14.74.13.73.22.92.93.1

February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Madison Township →

Next door

Madison Township and its neighbors

Madison Township has the second most mapped trails of the 8 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
Madison Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Cass Townshipunder 1%0.6145%C
Jefferson Township1%0.31692%B
Muskingum Township31%0.115%C
Dresden2%0.31687%B
Washington Township18%0.266815%B+
Salem Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Adams 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 Madison Township

Is there public land near Madison Township?

25,248 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Madison Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10,397 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Madison 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 →