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Outdoors in St. Charles Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in St. Charles Township

1% of St. Charles Township’s land is conserved, about 227 acres. 1.9 miles of mapped trail cross St. Charles Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
227 acres · of 28.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.9 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
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

227 conserved acres

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

USDA easements (NRCS)227 ac
Conservation Easement · 227 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 227 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

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When to get out

The walking year in St. Charles 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)9.510.511.813.314.515.214.913.812.411.09.89.1
High (°F)313649617282858377644835
Rain (in)0.70.81.53.14.34.83.23.73.12.21.31.0

January is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in St. Charles Township →

Next door

St. Charles 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
St. Charles Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sherman Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Elkhorn Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pebble 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 St. Charles Township

Is there public land near St. Charles Township?

443 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Charles 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 St. Charles 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 →