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Outdoors in Belford Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Belford Township

13% of Belford Township’s land is conserved, about 3,008 acres. 2.8 miles of mapped trail cross Belford Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
13%
3,008 acres · of 35.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.8 mi
0.1 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

3,008 conserved acres

13% of Belford Township’s land. Who manages Belford Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service3,875 ac
State land board79 ac
Conservation Easement · 3,519 acResource Management Area · 356 acState Resource Management Area · 79 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,751 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Aurora County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service356Restricted
State Lands
State Resource Management Area
State land board79Open
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Belford 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)9.210.411.813.414.715.515.214.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)273345587080878476614531
Rain (in)0.60.81.22.83.53.82.92.82.62.00.80.7

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Belford Township →

Next door

Belford Township and its neighbors

Belford Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Blaine Township7.2 miBelford Township2.8 miPalatine Township1.3 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Belford Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Palatine Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Blaine 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 Belford Township

Is there public land near Belford Township?

1,859 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Belford Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 76 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Belford 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 →