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Outdoors in Eureka Township

More than half of Eureka Township’s land is conserved: 69%

69% of Eureka Township’s land is conserved, about 15,067 acres. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Eureka Township.

Conserved land
69%
15,067 acres · of 34.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 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

15,067 conserved acres

69% of Eureka Township’s land. Who manages Eureka Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service22,258 ac
State fish & wildlife152 ac
State land board70 ac
Conservation Easement · 19,311 acResource Management Area · 2,947 acState Conservation Area · 152 acState Resource Management Area · 70 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 13,368 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Aurora County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service2,947Restricted
Kramer Slough
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife152Restricted
State Lands
State Resource Management Area
State land board70Open
Things to do

4 places to go in Eureka Township

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

Picnic areas in Eureka Township

4 picnic areas without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

When to get out

The walking year in Eureka 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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)283446587080868476614532
Rain (in)0.60.81.12.83.63.72.92.72.61.90.80.7

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Eureka Township →

Next door

Eureka Township and its neighbors

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White Lake Township3.7 miCooper Township3.6 miPlankinton Township2.7 miCrystal Lake Township1.0 miEureka Township0.6 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Eureka Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Plankinton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
White Lake Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Cooper Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Crystal Lake 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 Eureka Township

Is there public land near Eureka Township?

2,550 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eureka Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 65 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Eureka 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 →