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Outdoors in Haw Creek Township

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

3% of Haw Creek Township’s land is conserved, about 746 acres. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Haw Creek Township. 3% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
3%
746 acres · of 35.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
3%
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

746 conserved acres

3% of Haw Creek Township’s land. Who manages Haw Creek Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Regional Water Districts734 ac
Private owners12 ac
State conservation9 ac
Conservation Easement · 744 acPrivate Conservation · 12 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 734 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Haw Creek Sedge Meadow Land And Water Reserve
Private Conservation
Private owners12Closed
Things to do

1 places to go in Haw Creek Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Campgrounds in Haw Creek Township
Camp AkitaFee · Seventh-day Adventist Church Illinois Conference
Directions
Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

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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
1Basketball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Haw Creek Township: April, August and September

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)9.510.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)323750637482858378655037
Rain (in)1.81.92.43.85.04.64.13.63.63.02.62.1

January is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Haw Creek Township →

Next door

Haw Creek 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
Haw Creek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Persifer Township1%0.1under 1under 1%D
Elba 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 Haw Creek Township

Is there public land near Haw Creek Township?

5,213 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Haw 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 Haw Creek 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 →