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Outdoors in Manchester Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Manchester Township

25% of Manchester Township’s land is conserved, about 8,741 acres. 11 miles of mapped trail cross Manchester Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
25%
8,741 acres · of 55.7 sq mi of land
Trails
11 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

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

8,741 conserved acres

25% of Manchester Township’s land. Who manages Manchester Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service13,595 ac
Conservation Easement · 13,595 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8,741 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Manchester 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)243042566979848174594229
Rain (in)0.50.71.22.43.24.03.33.12.52.10.90.7

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Manchester Township →

Next door

Manchester Township and its neighbors

Manchester Township has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Mathews Township12 miManchester Township11 miEsmond Township10 miIroquois Township8.5 miSpirit Lake Township2.6 miDe Smet Township1.3 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Manchester Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Iroquois Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
De Smet Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Esmond Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Spirit Lake Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mathews 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 Manchester Township

Is there public land near Manchester Township?

1,219 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Manchester 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 Manchester 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 →