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Outdoors in Eldred Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Eldred Township

18% of Eldred Township’s land is conserved, about 3,971 acres. 16 miles of mapped trail cross Eldred Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
18%
3,971 acres · of 35.3 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

3,971 conserved acres

18% of Eldred Township’s land. Who manages Eldred Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service5,962 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)592 ac
Resource Management Area · 5,167 acConservation Easement · 1,387 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,387 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Cass County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service5,167Restricted
Trails & water

8 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 15.6 mi
144th Avenue Southeast2.0 mi
141st Avenue Southeast1.9 mi
46th Street Southeast1.6 mi
142nd Avenue Southeast1.5 mi
140th Avenue Southeast1.3 mi
47th Street Southeast1.0 mi
45th Street Southeast0.9 mi
48th Street Southeast0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Lake Bertha
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Eldred 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)8.910.211.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)192437546978828172563824
Rain (in)0.60.50.91.43.03.93.32.72.52.00.70.7

February is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Eldred Township →

Next door

Eldred Township and its neighbors

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Highland Township21 miWalburg Township21 miEldred Township16 miHowes Township14 miClifton Township12 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Eldred Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Howes Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Clifton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Highland Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Walburg 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 Eldred Township

Is there public land near Eldred Township?

52 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eldred 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 Eldred 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 →