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Outdoors in Elvira Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Elvira Township

11% of Elvira Township’s land is conserved, about 3,496 acres. 2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Elvira Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
11%
3,496 acres · of 47.7 sq mi of land
Trails
2.4 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

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

3,496 conserved acres

11% of Elvira Township’s land. Who manages Elvira Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service5,464 ac
Conservation Easement · 5,464 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,496 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Bank of Buffalo CountyBuilding · listed 1999
About it
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Elvira 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)283345586979868476604431
Rain (in)0.50.71.02.43.43.92.92.82.31.80.70.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Elvira Township →

Next door

Elvira Township and its neighbors

Elvira Township has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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
Elvira Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Crow 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 Elvira Township

Is there public land near Elvira Township?

47 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Elvira 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 Elvira 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 →