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Outdoors in Volin Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Volin Township

2% of Volin Township’s land is conserved, about 474 acres. 5.2 miles of mapped trail cross Volin Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
2%
474 acres · of 35.6 sq mi of land
Trails
5.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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

474 conserved acres

2% of Volin Township’s land. Who manages Volin Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State fish & wildlife320 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service155 ac
State Conservation Area · 320 acConservation Easement · 155 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 155 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Volin Clay
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife320Restricted
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way

8 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Hoxeng FarmsteadBuilding · listed 1980
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Vangen ChurchBuilding · listed 1980
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ES Volin FarmsteadBuilding · listed 1980
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Gorsett FarmsteadBuilding · listed 1980
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Jessie Smith FarmsteadBuilding · listed 1980
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Mathias Peterson HomesteadBuilding · listed 1980
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Simonson FarmsteadBuilding · listed 1980
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Walker McGregor FarmsteadBuilding · listed 1980
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When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Volin 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)9.310.511.813.314.615.315.013.912.410.99.79.0
High (°F)293447607182868376624633
Rain (in)0.60.81.53.13.74.13.23.43.02.41.20.8

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Volin Township →

Next door

Volin Township and its neighbors

Volin 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
Volin Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Gayville Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Bethel Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mission Hill Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Marindahl 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 Volin Township

Is there public land near Volin Township?

2,435 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Volin 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 Volin 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 →