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Outdoors in Glendale Township

More than half of Glendale Township’s land is conserved: 59%

59% of Glendale Township’s land is conserved, about 13,607 acres. 1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Glendale Township.

Conserved land
59%
13,607 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.6 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

13,607 conserved acres

59% of Glendale Township’s land. Who manages Glendale Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service14,735 ac
State fish & wildlife2,396 ac
State land board20 ac
Conservation Easement · 14,735 acState Conservation Area · 2,396 acState Resource Management Area · 20 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 11,192 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Hawkins Game Production Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife1,125Restricted
Collins Slough
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife949Restricted
Curtis
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife322Restricted
State Lands
State Resource Management Area
State land board20Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Glendale 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)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.9
High (°F)263143566878858274594330
Rain (in)0.50.71.02.43.64.03.02.62.21.90.70.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Glendale Township →

Next door

Glendale Township and its neighbors

Glendale Township has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Mondamin Township2.0 miGlendale Township1.6 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Glendale Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mondamin 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 Glendale Township

Is there public land near Glendale Township?

4,244 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Glendale Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Glendale 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 →