Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Van Buren Township
386 acres are parks and preserves, 190 per 1,000 residents. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Van Buren Township. 16% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Van Buren Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Van Buren Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Van Buren Township is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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385 conserved acres
2% of Van Buren Township’s land. Who manages Van Buren Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Loramie State Park State Park | State natural resources | 363 | Open |
| Bornhorst Woods Local Park | County | 22 | Open |
1 places to go in Van Buren Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
August is the best month for walking in Van Buren 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 38 | 48 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 64 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Van Buren Township →
Van Buren Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Buren Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 190 | 16% | C |
| Washington Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 10 | 38% | C− |
| McLean Township | 6% | 0.3 | 346 | 79% | A− |
| Dinsmore Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 20 | 34% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Van Buren Township
How much of Van Buren Township is conserved land?
2% of its land, against a typical 3% for an Ohio town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Van Buren Township?
6,188 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Van Buren Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 386 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Van Buren Township have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Van Buren Township neighbors.
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 →