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Outdoors in Sefton Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Sefton Township

5.7 miles of mapped trail cross Sefton Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
40 acres · of 49.9 sq mi of land
Trails
5.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
561 ft
Island Hill
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

40 conserved acres

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

Town or city36 ac
Regional Water Districts2 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)1 ac
Unknown · 36 acConservation Easement · 4 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Unnamed Property
Unknown
Town or city36Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Sefton Township

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

Peaks in Sefton Township
Island Hill561 ft elevation
Directions
When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Sefton 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)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.613.712.411.110.09.4
High (°F)374253667584878680685342
Rain (in)2.82.43.14.84.84.74.23.63.23.53.72.7

February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sefton Township →

Next door

Sefton Township and its neighbors

Sefton Township has the most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Sefton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sharon Township5%0.1under 1under 1%D
Vandalia1%under 0.1967%C
Ramsey Township4%under 0.15272%C+
Loudon Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Avena Townshipunder 1%0.1451%C−
Vandalia 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 Sefton Township

Is there public land near Sefton Township?

1,918 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sefton Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 37 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Sefton 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 →