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Outdoors in Pilot Grove Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Pilot Grove Township

6% of Pilot Grove Township’s land is conserved, about 1,541 acres. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Pilot Grove Township.

Conserved land
6%
1,541 acres · of 37.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 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

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

1,541 conserved acres

6% of Pilot Grove Township’s land. Who manages Pilot Grove Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Regional Water Districts1,541 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,541 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,541 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Pilot Grove 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)9.610.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)333851637483868478655038
Rain (in)1.71.82.53.95.14.94.03.73.63.12.52.0

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 Pilot Grove Township →

Next door

Pilot Grove 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
Pilot Grove Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Carthage Township3%under 0.12274%B−
Rock Creek Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Prairie 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 Pilot Grove Township

Is there public land near Pilot Grove Township?

3,966 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pilot Grove 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 Pilot Grove 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 →