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Samuel Danford FarmPhoto: Bwsmith84 at en.wikipedia · CC BY 3.0
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Outdoors in Marion Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Marion Township

1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Marion Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
99 acres · of 24.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 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

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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

99 conserved acres

1% of Marion Township’s land. Who manages Marion Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits99 ac
Private Conservation · 55 acState Recreation Area · 44 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Seneca Lake
State Recreation Area
Land trusts & nonprofits99Closed
Trails & water

2 named trails

Named trails
Town Highway 2071.1 mi
Township Road 2070.4 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
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Samuel Danford Farm, Church and CemeteryBuilding · listed 1980
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Marion Township: April and August

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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)384251647381848377655342
Rain (in)3.22.73.43.84.24.54.53.73.43.03.13.4

February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Marion Township →

Next door

Marion Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Marion Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Seneca Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Seneca Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wayne 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 Marion Township

Is there public land near Marion Township?

4,672 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marion 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 Marion 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 →