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Outdoors in Kassel Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Kassel Township

3% of Kassel Township’s land is conserved, about 596 acres. 6.1 miles of mapped trail cross Kassel Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
3%
596 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
6.1 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

596 conserved acres

3% of Kassel Township’s land. Who manages Kassel Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State fish & wildlife395 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)201 ac
State Conservation Area · 395 acConservation Easement · 201 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 201 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Walz
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife388Restricted
Lake Menno
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife7Restricted
Things to do

1 places to go in Kassel Township

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

Campgrounds in Kassel Township
Menno Lake Rec AreaFee
Directions
Trails & water

2 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 1.1 mi
Co Road 130.2 mi
County Road 130.2 mi
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Kassel 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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.113.912.410.99.69.0
High (°F)283446597181868376624632
Rain (in)0.60.81.32.93.63.92.93.42.92.21.00.8

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Kassel Township →

Next door

Kassel Township and its neighbors

Kassel Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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
Kassel Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wittenberg Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wolf Creek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sweet Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Valley 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 Kassel Township

Is there public land near Kassel Township?

136 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kassel 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 Kassel 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 →