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Outdoors in Elliott Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Elliott Township

18% of Elliott Township’s land is conserved, about 4,075 acres.

Conserved land
18%
4,075 acres · of 35.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 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

4,075 conserved acres

18% of Elliott Township’s land. Who manages Elliott Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service4,602 ac
Conservation Easement · 4,500 acResource Management Area · 102 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,024 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Sanborn County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service102Restricted
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Elliott 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)9.210.411.813.414.715.415.214.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)273345597081868476614531
Rain (in)0.50.81.22.73.53.82.92.92.62.00.80.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 3.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Elliott Township →

Next door

Elliott Township and its neighbors

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Twin Lake Township9.3 miLetcher Township8.0 miBlaine Township7.2 miBelford Township2.8 miElliott Township0.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Elliott Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Belford Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Twin Lake Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Letcher 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 Elliott Township

Is there public land near Elliott Township?

1,054 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Elliott 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 Elliott 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 →