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Outdoors in Crystal Lake Township

More than half of Crystal Lake Township’s land is conserved: 58%

58% of Crystal Lake Township’s land is conserved, about 13,266 acres. 160 acres are parks and preserves, 3,715 per 1,000 residents. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Crystal Lake Township.

Conserved land
58%
13,266 acres · of 35.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
160 ac
3,715 acres per 1,000 residents
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

13,266 conserved acres

58% of Crystal Lake Township’s land. Who manages Crystal Lake Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service21,065 ac
State fish & wildlife162 ac
State land board45 ac
Conservation Easement · 18,927 acResource Management Area · 2,138 acState Recreation Area · 162 acState Resource Management Area · 45 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 11,987 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 Service2,138Restricted
Crystal Lake
State Recreation Area
State fish & wildlife158Open
State Lands
State Resource Management Area
State land board45Open
Pleasant Lake
State Recreation Area
State fish & wildlife4Open
When to get out

The walking year in Crystal Lake 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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)293446587080878476614532
Rain (in)0.60.81.22.93.63.82.92.82.71.90.80.7

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 Crystal Lake Township →

Next door

Crystal Lake Township and its neighbors

Crystal Lake Township has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Center Township8.8 miCrystal Lake Township1.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Crystal Lake Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Center 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 Crystal Lake Township

Is there public land near Crystal Lake Township?

2,310 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Crystal Lake Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 196 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Crystal Lake 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 →