Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Wheatland Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
–Not graded
Outdoors in Wheatland Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Wheatland Township

23% of Wheatland Township’s land is conserved, about 5,348 acres. 2.8 miles of mapped trail cross Wheatland Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
23%
5,348 acres · of 36.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.8 mi
0.1 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

5,348 conserved acres

23% of Wheatland Township’s land. Who manages Wheatland Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4,506 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)1,073 ac
State fish & wildlife294 ac
Conservation Easement · 5,578 acState Conservation Area · 294 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5,054 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Lohner - Vincent
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife255Restricted
Wheatland
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife40Restricted
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Wheatland 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)9.110.311.813.414.815.615.314.112.510.99.48.8
High (°F)202538536676817971563925
Rain (in)0.60.71.12.13.23.93.72.72.52.30.80.7

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wheatland Township →

Next door

Wheatland Township and its neighbors

Wheatland Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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
Wheatland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Highland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Eden 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 Wheatland Township

Is there public land near Wheatland Township?

4,839 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wheatland 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 Wheatland Township neighbors.

Town Square →
Share a tip
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 →