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Outdoors in Avoca Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Avoca Township

1% of Avoca Township’s land is conserved, about 252 acres. 3.5 miles of mapped trail cross Avoca Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
252 acres · of 36.3 sq mi of land
Trails
3.5 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

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

252 conserved acres

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

Land trusts & nonprofits127 ac
Regional Water Districts125 ac
Unknown · 127 acConservation Easement · 125 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 125 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Fugate Woods
Unknown
Land trusts & nonprofits127Open
Trails & water

2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 3.0 mi
Fugate Woods Trails1.4 mi
Bluestem Trail0.8 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

The best walking months in Avoca Township: April, August and September

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)9.510.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)333750637483858378655038
Rain (in)2.11.82.43.64.54.34.23.63.33.22.62.1

February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Avoca Township →

Next door

Avoca Township and its neighbors

Avoca 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
Avoca Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Eppards Point Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Indian Grove Townshipunder 1%under 0.11082%C

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

Questions about parks and trails in Avoca Township

Is there public land near Avoca Township?

953 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Avoca Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 128 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Avoca 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 →