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Outdoors in Walnut Grove Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Walnut Grove Township

8% of Walnut Grove Township’s land is conserved, about 1,464 acres. 11 miles of mapped trail cross Walnut Grove Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
8%
1,464 acres · of 29.0 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
0.4 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

1,464 conserved acres

8% of Walnut Grove Township’s land. Who manages Walnut Grove Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,061 ac
Resource Management Area · 1,045 acConservation Easement · 1,016 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 941 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Douglas County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service523Restricted
Douglas County Waterfowl Production Area Of Sd
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service522Restricted
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Walnut Grove 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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.69.0
High (°F)293446597081878476614632
Rain (in)0.60.81.22.93.63.83.03.02.72.00.90.7

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Walnut Grove Township →

Next door

Walnut Grove Township and its neighbors

Walnut Grove Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Grandview Township22 miWalnut Grove Township11 miHolland Township10 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Walnut Grove Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Holland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Grandview 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 Walnut Grove Township

Is there public land near Walnut Grove Township?

993 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Walnut Grove 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 Walnut Grove 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 →