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Outdoors in Nelson Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Nelson Township

12 acres are parks and preserves, 21 per 1,000 residents. 3.5 miles of mapped trail cross Nelson Township, 0.3 per square mile of land. 16% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
12 acres · of 11.2 sq mi of land
Trails
3.5 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
21 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
16%
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

12 conserved acres

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

Other or Unknown Local Government12 ac
Local Park · 12 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Nelson Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government12Open
Trails & water

1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Mid-State Trail1.8 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Cowanesque River
When to get out

The best walking months in Nelson Township: May 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)9.410.511.813.314.515.214.913.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)333644587078828073614837
Rain (in)2.21.82.63.13.23.83.73.54.03.42.72.5

February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Nelson Township →

Questions about parks and trails in Nelson Township

Is there public land near Nelson Township?

17,433 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nelson Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Nelson 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 →