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Bolivia Road BridgeBolivia Road Bridge · Photo: Coalfather · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Lanesville Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Lanesville Township

0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Lanesville Township.

Conserved land
1%
230 acres · of 36.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
600 ft
Yellow Hammer Knob
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

230 conserved acres

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

Regional Water Districts230 ac
Conservation Easement · 230 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 230 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

1 places to go in Lanesville Township

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

Peaks in Lanesville Township
Yellow Hammer Knob600 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Bolivia Road BridgeStructure · listed 2004
About it
When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Lanesville 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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)354052657583868579675240
Rain (in)2.22.02.84.24.54.43.93.43.03.33.02.2

February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Lanesville Township →

Next door

Lanesville 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
Lanesville Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mount Auburn Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Cooper Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Illiopolis Townshipunder 1%under 0.1151%D
Mechanicsburg Townshipunder 1%under 0.1563%C−
Mount Pulaski Townshipunder 1%under 0.12778%C+
Elkhart 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 Lanesville Township

Is there public land near Lanesville Township?

1,343 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lanesville 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 Lanesville 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 →