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Waltmire BridgeWaltmire Bridge · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0
–Not graded
Outdoors in Dillon Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Dillon Township

OpenStreetMap doesn’t show named parks or mapped trails in Dillon Township yet. Know a trail or a town park? Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap, and it shows up here on the next refresh.

Conserved land
under 1%
77 acres · of 35.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 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

77 conserved acres

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

Private owners40 ac
Regional Water Districts36 ac
State conservation26 ac
Conservation Easement · 62 acState Conservation Area · 28 acPrivate Historic or Cultural · 10 acPrivate Conservation · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 37 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
McCoy Woods Nature Preserve
State Conservation Area
Private owners28Closed
McCoy Woods Natural Heritage Landmark
Private Historic or Cultural
Private owners10Closed
McCoy Woods
Private Conservation
Private owners1Closed
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Waltmire BridgeStructure · listed 1999
About it
When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Dillon 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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)343951647583868479665139
Rain (in)2.11.92.63.94.64.34.23.63.33.22.82.2

February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Dillon Township →

Next door

Dillon 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
Dillon Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sand Prairie Township3%0.11449%C+
Elm Grove Township1%under 0.14832%C
Hopedale Township1%under 0.11044%C−
Delavan Townshipunder 1%under 0.11684%C

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

Questions about parks and trails in Dillon Township

Is there public land near Dillon Township?

4,127 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dillon 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 Dillon 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 →