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Outdoors in Eminence Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Eminence Township

2% of Eminence Township’s land is conserved, about 587 acres. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Eminence Township.

Conserved land
2%
587 acres · of 42.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.0 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

587 conserved acres

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

Regional Water Districts431 ac
Private owners165 ac
State conservation61 ac
Conservation Easement · 492 acPrivate Conservation · 100 acState Conservation Area · 65 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 422 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Sugar Creek - Salt Creek Drainage
Private Conservation
Private owners70Restricted
Sandra Miller Bellrose Nature Preserve
State Conservation Area
Private owners65Closed
Sugar Creek - West Fork
Private Conservation
Private owners22Restricted
Kickapoo Creek
Private Conservation
Private owners8Restricted
Trails & water

1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
County Road 000 North0.2 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 Eminence 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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.812.411.19.99.3
High (°F)343951647583868479665139
Rain (in)2.11.92.63.94.64.24.23.43.23.32.92.2

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 Eminence Township →

Next door

Eminence 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
Eminence Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Atlanta Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
East Lincoln Townshipunder 1%under 0.1269%C−
Mount Hope 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 Eminence Township

Is there public land near Eminence Township?

1,582 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eminence 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 Eminence 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 →