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Outdoors in Hiland Township

More than half of Hiland Township’s land is conserved: 78%

78% of Hiland Township’s land is conserved, about 17,776 acres. 2.6 miles of mapped trail cross Hiland Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
78%
17,776 acres · of 35.7 sq mi of land
Trails
2.6 mi
0.1 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

17,776 conserved acres

78% of Hiland Township’s land. Who manages Hiland Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service27,301 ac
Conservation Easement · 26,970 acResource Management Area · 331 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 17,610 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Hand County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service331Restricted
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Hiland 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)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.9
High (°F)253042566878848274594330
Rain (in)0.60.81.12.63.64.03.12.72.32.00.70.6

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Hiland Township →

Next door

Hiland Township and its neighbors

Hiland Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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
Hiland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Spring Lake Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hulbert 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 Hiland Township

Is there public land near Hiland Township?

1,172 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hiland 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 Hiland 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 →