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Outdoors in Alto Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Alto Township

34% of Alto Township’s land is conserved, about 7,620 acres. 2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Alto Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
34%
7,620 acres · of 34.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
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

7,620 conserved acres

34% of Alto Township’s land. Who manages Alto Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service13,840 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)75 ac
Conservation Easement · 13,915 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7,620 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

1 places to go in Alto Township

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

Peaks in Alto Township

1 peak without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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When to get out

The best walking months in Alto Township: 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)9.110.311.813.514.915.615.314.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)192437526575807870553824
Rain (in)0.70.71.22.33.23.93.92.62.62.40.90.8

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Alto Township →

Next door

Alto Township and its neighbors

Alto Township has the 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
Alto Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
One Road Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Kosciusko Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Waubay 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 Alto Township

Is there public land near Alto Township?

3,572 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Alto 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 Alto 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 →