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Outdoors in Ellsbury Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Ellsbury Township

12% of Ellsbury Township’s land is conserved, about 2,746 acres. 12 miles of mapped trail cross Ellsbury Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
12%
2,746 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
0.3 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

2,746 conserved acres

12% of Ellsbury Township’s land. Who manages Ellsbury Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,603 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)142 ac
Conservation Easement · 2,746 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,746 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 11.7 mi
132nd Avenue Southeast2.0 mi
132 Avenue Southeast0.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Ellsbury 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)8.910.211.813.515.115.915.614.212.510.89.38.5
High (°F)172235526776818071553722
Rain (in)0.50.50.91.33.13.63.52.72.41.90.70.7

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ellsbury Township →

Next door

Ellsbury 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
Ellsbury Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rochester Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Baldwin Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Minnie Lake Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Carpenter 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 Ellsbury Township

Is there public land near Ellsbury Township?

449 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ellsbury 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 Ellsbury 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 →