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Outdoors in Elms Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Elms Township

15% of Elms Township’s land is conserved, about 3,361 acres. 30 miles of mapped trail cross Elms Township, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
15%
3,361 acres · of 35.9 sq mi of land
Trails
30 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

3,361 conserved acres

15% of Elms Township’s land. Who manages Elms Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service3,361 ac
Conservation Easement · 3,361 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,361 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

9 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 29.9 mi
26th Avenue Northwest5.0 mi
81st Street Northwest3.0 mi
25th Avenue Northwest3.0 mi
83rd Street Northwest3.0 mi
23rd Avenue Northwest2.6 mi
28th Avenue Northwest2.4 mi
22nd Avenue Northwest2.0 mi
78th Street Northwest1.5 mi
82nd Street Northwest0.9 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Elms Township: May and July to September

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)8.710.111.713.615.216.115.714.312.510.79.18.3
High (°F)182335536775818171543622
Rain (in)0.50.40.61.02.43.62.51.91.61.20.60.5

February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Elms Township →

Next door

Elms Township and its neighbors

Elms Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Chatfield Township33 miElms Township30 miMount Rose Township28 miEnsign Township25 miLansford Township18 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Elms Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lansford Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Ensign Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mount Rose Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Chatfield 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 Elms Township

Is there public land near Elms Township?

9 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Elms 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 Elms 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 →