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Outdoors in Fountain Green Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Fountain Green Township

5% of Fountain Green Township’s land is conserved, about 1,194 acres. 1 acre is park or preserve, 7.7 per 1,000 residents. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Fountain Green Township.

Conserved land
5%
1,194 acres · of 37.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
7.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
8%
of residents within ½ mile
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

1,194 conserved acres

5% of Fountain Green Township’s land. Who manages Fountain Green Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Regional Water Districts1,194 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,194 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,194 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
East County Road 21300.3 mi
When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Fountain Green 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)333851637482868478655038
Rain (in)1.71.82.53.95.14.84.03.73.63.12.52.0

January is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Fountain Green Township →

Next door

Fountain Green Township and its neighbors

Fountain Green Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Hire Township2.1 miFountain Green Township0.8 miLa Harpe Township0.0 miBlandinsville Township0.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Fountain Green Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
La Harpe Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hire Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Blandinsville 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 Fountain Green Township

Is there public land near Fountain Green Township?

2,984 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fountain Green Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Fountain Green 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 →