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Outdoors in Irving Township

More than half of Irving Township’s land is conserved: 83%

83% of Irving Township’s land is conserved, about 18,509 acres. 4.3 miles of mapped trail cross Irving Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
83%
18,509 acres · of 34.8 sq mi of land
Trails
4.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,031 ft
Waters Hill
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

18,509 conserved acres

83% of Irving Township’s land. Who manages Irving Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service31,338 ac
State land board828 ac
State fish & wildlife83 ac
Conservation Easement · 31,338 acState Resource Management Area · 828 acState Conservation Area · 83 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 17,599 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 board828Open
Ingalls
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife83Restricted
Things to do

1 places to go in Irving Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Irving Township
Waters Hill2,031 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
348th Avenue South3.0 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Irving 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)9.110.311.813.414.815.615.314.112.510.99.58.8
High (°F)232841556777848273574128
Rain (in)0.50.60.92.03.33.63.12.52.11.80.60.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Irving Township →

Next door

Irving Township and its neighbors

Irving Township has the 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
Irving Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bryant Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Orient 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 Irving Township

Is there public land near Irving Township?

12,880 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Irving Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 748 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Irving 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 →