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Outdoors in Wayne Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Wayne Township

12% of Wayne Township’s land is conserved, about 1,804 acres. 228 acres are parks and preserves, 435 per 1,000 residents. 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Wayne Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
12%
1,804 acres · of 24.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
228 ac
435 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
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

1,804 conserved acres

12% of Wayne Township’s land. Who manages Wayne Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other or Unknown Local Government790 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits603 ac
State natural resources223 ac
Joint162 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)26 ac
Agricultural Easement · 1,555 acState Conservation Area · 223 acConservation Easement · 26 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,581 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Pymatuning Creek Wetlands Nature Preserve
State Conservation Area
State natural resources223Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Wayne Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Campgrounds in Wayne Township
Jeffco Lakes Resort
Directions
Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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.

When to get out

The best walking months in Wayne Township: April, May, August and September

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)343746597078828074624939
Rain (in)3.12.43.23.93.94.64.53.84.13.83.33.3

February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wayne Township →

Next door

Wayne Township and its neighbors

Wayne Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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
Wayne Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Gustavus Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Williamsfield Township6%under 0.11618%C
Colebrook Township2%under 0.12014%C

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

Questions about parks and trails in Wayne Township

Is there public land near Wayne Township?

20,396 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wayne Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 228 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Wayne 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 →