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Outdoors in Trenton Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Trenton Township

2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Trenton Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
208 acres · of 35.1 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
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

208 conserved acres

1% of Trenton Township’s land. Who manages Trenton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)148 ac
State fish & wildlife32 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits28 ac
Conservation Easement · 148 acState Conservation Area · 32 acPrivate Conservation · 28 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 148 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Interstate Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife32Restricted
Aurora Prairie Fee
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits28Unknown
Trails & water

1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
44th Street South0.6 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.8 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out

The walking year in Trenton 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)232840556878828072584128
Rain (in)0.60.71.42.63.64.33.73.43.02.11.10.8

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Trenton Township →

Next door

Trenton Township and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Trenton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Brookings6%0.42799%+A−
Auroraunder 1%under 0.1899%+C
Riverview Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Aurora Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Parnell Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Medary Township13%under 0.14024%B−

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Trenton Township

Where can I bike in Trenton Township?

0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Trenton Township?

709 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Trenton 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 Trenton 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 →