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Outdoors in Ellisville Township

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

58% of Ellisville Township’s land is conserved, about 13,173 acres. 7.2 miles of mapped trail cross Ellisville Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
58%
13,173 acres · of 35.6 sq mi of land
Trails
7.2 mi
0.2 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

13,173 conserved acres

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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service16,194 ac
State land board1,849 ac
Conservation Easement · 16,194 acState Resource Management Area · 1,849 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 11,324 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Lands
State Resource Management Area
State land board1,849Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Ellisville Township: August and September

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)9.110.311.813.414.815.615.314.112.510.99.58.8
High (°F)242841566777848273584128
Rain (in)0.50.60.81.93.23.52.92.42.01.80.60.5

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ellisville Township →

Questions about parks and trails in Ellisville Township

Is there public land near Ellisville Township?

42,360 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ellisville Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,809 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Ellisville 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 →