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Outdoors in Collins Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Collins Township

16% of Collins Township’s land is conserved, about 3,673 acres. 6.6 miles of mapped trail cross Collins Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
16%
3,673 acres · of 35.5 sq mi of land
Trails
6.6 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

3,673 conserved acres

16% of Collins Township’s land. Who manages Collins Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4,040 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)172 ac
Conservation Easement · 3,814 acResource Management Area · 398 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,473 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Clark County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service398Restricted
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Collins 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)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.8
High (°F)232841556877828072574127
Rain (in)0.60.71.12.33.24.13.43.12.62.20.90.7

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Collins Township →

Next door

Collins Township and its neighbors

Collins 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
Collins Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rosedale Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lake Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Washington 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 Collins Township

Is there public land near Collins Township?

356 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Collins 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 Collins 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 →