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Outdoors in Bowdre Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Bowdre Township

63 acres are parks and preserves, 97 per 1,000 residents. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Bowdre Township. 59% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
155 acres · of 48.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
63 ac
97 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
59%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
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

155 conserved acres

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

Private owners91 ac
Other state land64 ac
Private Conservation · 91 acState Recreation Area · 64 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Embarras River - Camargo
Private Conservation
Private owners91Restricted
Prairie Wind
State Recreation Area
Other state land64Open
Trails & water

1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers

Named trails
East County Road 400 North0.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

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

Courts & fields
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Bowdre 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)9.610.611.813.214.315.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)354052647583868579675240
Rain (in)2.52.02.84.44.44.84.23.13.13.43.42.4

February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Bowdre Township →

Next door

Bowdre 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
Bowdre Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sargent Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Camargo Townshipunder 1%0.11762%C
Arcola Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Seven Hickory Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Murdock 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 Bowdre Township

Is there public land near Bowdre Township?

626 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bowdre Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 63 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bowdre 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 →