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Outdoors in Elk Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Elk Township

0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Elk Township.

Conserved land
under 1%
64 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 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

64 conserved acres

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service59 ac
Other state land5 ac
Conservation Easement · 64 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 64 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

When to get out

The walking year in Elk 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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)232841566979838073594228
Rain (in)0.70.81.63.04.24.93.63.63.22.51.40.9

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Elk Township →

Next door

Elk Township and its neighbors

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Summit Lake Township3.2 miWorthington Township2.5 miElk Township0.7 miHersey Township0.0 miSeward Township0.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Elk Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Summit Lake Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Worthington Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hersey Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Seward 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 Elk Township

Is there public land near Elk Township?

289 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Elk 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 Elk Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →