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Sachs Covered BridgePhoto: Chris · CC BY 2.0
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Outdoors in Freedom Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Freedom Township

20% of Freedom Township’s land is conserved, about 1,801 acres. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Freedom Township.

Conserved land
20%
1,801 acres · of 14.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
719 ft
Harpers Hill
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

1,801 conserved acres

20% of Freedom Township’s land. Who manages Freedom Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits5,961 ac
County1,040 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)700 ac
National Park Service17 ac
State natural resources2 ac
Agricultural Easement · 3,119 acForest Stewardship Easement · 3,031 acConservation Easement · 1,553 acHistoric or Cultural Area · 17 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,784 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 101 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Eisenhower National Historic Site
Historic or Cultural Area
National Park Service17Restricted
Things to do

1 places to go in Freedom Township

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

Peaks in Freedom Township
Harpers Hill719 ft elevation
Directions
History along the way

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.

History →
Bridge in Cumberland TownshipStructure · listed 1988
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Freedom Township: April to June 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)404352647482878578665444
Rain (in)3.32.63.73.74.24.24.23.54.83.83.33.6

February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.8 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Freedom Township →

Next door

Freedom 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
Freedom Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Cumberland Township33%0.5under 118%B−
Liberty Township5%0.6under 110%C
Highland Township17%0.5under 1under 1%C

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

Questions about parks and trails in Freedom Township

Is there public land near Freedom Township?

23,493 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Freedom 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 Freedom 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 →