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Outdoors in Elliston Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Elliston Township

27 miles of mapped trail cross Elliston Township, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
193 acres · of 35.7 sq mi of land
Trails
27 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
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

193 conserved acres

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

State fish & wildlife154 ac
State land board39 ac
State Conservation Area · 154 acState Resource Management Area · 39 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Roosevelt Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife154Restricted
State Lands
State Resource Management Area
State land board39Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Elliston Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Boat launches in Elliston Township

1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

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When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Elliston 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)9.310.511.813.414.715.415.113.912.410.99.69.0
High (°F)333748586980878577624735
Rain (in)0.50.61.12.73.73.92.82.82.21.80.70.5

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Elliston Township →

Next door

Elliston Township and its neighbors

Elliston Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Elliston Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Pleasant View Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Irwin Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lincoln 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 Elliston Township

Is there public land near Elliston Township?

942 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Elliston Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 39 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Elliston 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 →