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Outdoors in Esmond Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Esmond Township

25% of Esmond Township’s land is conserved, about 12,374 acres. 10 miles of mapped trail cross Esmond Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
25%
12,374 acres · of 78.5 sq mi of land
Trails
10 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

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

12,374 conserved acres

25% of Esmond Township’s land. Who manages Esmond Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service13,065 ac
State fish & wildlife156 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)130 ac
Conservation Easement · 13,195 acState Conservation Area · 156 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 12,218 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Lake Carthage
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife156Restricted
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Esmond Methodist Episcopal Church and Township HallBuilding · listed 2006
About it
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Esmond 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)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.9
High (°F)253043576979858274604329
Rain (in)0.50.71.22.43.23.93.23.02.52.10.90.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Esmond Township →

Next door

Esmond Township and its neighbors

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Mathews Township12 miManchester Township11 miEsmond Township10 miIroquois Township8.5 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Esmond Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Iroquois Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mathews Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Manchester 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 Esmond Township

Is there public land near Esmond Township?

923 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Esmond 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 Esmond 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 →