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Outdoors in Harrison Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Harrison Township

17% of Harrison Township’s land is conserved, about 3,832 acres. 7.0 miles of mapped trail cross Harrison Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
17%
3,832 acres · of 35.8 sq mi of land
Trails
7.0 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

3,832 conserved acres

17% of Harrison Township’s land. Who manages Harrison Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4,292 ac
State land board160 ac
Conservation Easement · 4,292 acState Resource Management Area · 160 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,672 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Lands
State Resource Management Area
State land board160Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Harrison 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)9.210.411.813.414.815.615.214.012.410.99.58.8
High (°F)232942576979858275594229
Rain (in)0.50.61.02.13.23.73.22.52.32.10.70.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Harrison Township →

Next door

Harrison Township and its neighbors

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Frankfort Township17 miLincoln Township13 miHarrison Township7.0 miAntelope Township6.2 miCapitola Township5.2 miBelle Plaine Township3.7 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Harrison Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Belle Plaine Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Antelope Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lincoln Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Capitola Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Frankfort 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 Harrison Township

Is there public land near Harrison Township?

765 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harrison Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 155 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Harrison 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 →