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Outdoors in Crane Creek Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Crane Creek Township

2% of Crane Creek Township’s land is conserved, about 465 acres. 4.3 miles of mapped trail cross Crane Creek Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
2%
465 acres · of 34.0 sq mi of land
Trails
4.3 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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1
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Revis Hill Prairie Nature Preserve

Nature preserve
469 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it

465 conserved acres

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

State conservation443 ac
State natural resources422 ac
Private owners27 ac
Regional Water Districts13 ac
Conservation Easement · 456 acState Conservation Area · 440 acPrivate Conservation · 9 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 16 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Revis Hill Prairie State Natural Area
State Conservation Area
State natural resources422Open
Tomlin Timber Nature Preserve
State Conservation Area
Private owners19Closed
Baugher Hill Prairie
Private Conservation
Private owners9Restricted
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Crane Creek 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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)344052657583868579665239
Rain (in)2.01.82.54.04.74.54.03.63.23.22.82.1

February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Crane Creek Township →

Next door

Crane Creek Township and its neighbors

Crane Creek Township has the 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
Crane Creek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Salt Creek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sherman 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 Crane Creek Township

Are dogs allowed on Crane Creek Township’s trails?

Revis Hill Prairie Nature Preserve doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Crane Creek Township?

896 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Crane Creek 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 Crane Creek 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 →