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Ole Nelson BarnOle Nelson Barn · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0
–Not graded
Outdoors in Blooming Valley Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Blooming Valley Township

6% of Blooming Valley Township’s land is conserved, about 1,350 acres.

Conserved land
6%
1,350 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

1,350 conserved acres

6% of Blooming Valley Township’s land. Who manages Blooming Valley Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1,811 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,401 acResource Management Area · 410 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,145 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Grant County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service410Restricted
History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Lebanon Lutheran ChurchBuilding · listed 1977
About it
Ole Nelson BarnBuilding · listed 2008
About it
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Blooming Valley 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.110.311.813.414.915.615.314.112.510.99.48.8
High (°F)202437526676807870553925
Rain (in)0.70.71.12.23.23.93.82.72.62.40.80.7

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 Blooming Valley Township →

Next door

Blooming Valley Township and its neighbors

Blooming Valley Township has the most mapped trails of the 2 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
Blooming Valley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lura 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 Blooming Valley Township

Is there public land near Blooming Valley Township?

3,966 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Blooming Valley 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 Blooming Valley 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 →