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Outdoors in Elma Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Elma Township

12% of Elma Township’s land is conserved, about 2,709 acres. 13 miles of mapped trail cross Elma Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
12%
2,709 acres · of 35.6 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
0.4 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

2,709 conserved acres

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4,311 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)1 ac
Resource Management Area · 2,427 acConservation Easement · 1,884 acOther Easement · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,494 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Richland County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,427Restricted
Trails & water

6 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 13.3 mi
162nd Avenue Southeast2.0 mi
163rd Avenue Southeast1.4 mi
101st Street Southeast1.1 mi
168th Avenue Southeast0.7 mi
99th Street Southeast0.4 mi
164th Avenue Southeast0.3 mi
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Elma 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)9.010.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)202538546878828072563925
Rain (in)0.70.71.12.13.04.03.72.72.52.40.80.8

February is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Elma Township →

Next door

Elma Township and its neighbors

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Duerr Township40 miMinnesota Township17 miBrightwood Township16 miElma Township13 miWaldo Township12 miGreendale Township10 miLien Township2.3 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Elma Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Greendale Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Duerr Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Brightwood Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Waldo 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 Elma Township

Is there public land near Elma Township?

3,793 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Elma 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 Elma 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 →