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Outdoors in Hopper Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Hopper Township

14% of Hopper Township’s land is conserved, about 3,305 acres. 415 acres are parks and preserves, 10,650 per 1,000 residents. 2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Hopper Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
14%
3,305 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
415 ac
10,650 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
10%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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

3,305 conserved acres

14% of Hopper Township’s land. Who manages Hopper Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service3,521 ac
State fish & wildlife450 ac
Conservation Easement · 3,521 acState Recreation Area · 410 acState Conservation Area · 40 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,855 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Fish Lake
State Recreation Area
State fish & wildlife410Open
Pebble
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife40Restricted
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Fish Lakelake
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Hopper 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)283446597081878476614532
Rain (in)0.60.91.22.83.63.72.92.82.72.00.80.7

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hopper Township →

Next door

Hopper Township and its neighbors

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Mount Vernon Township3.0 miPlankinton Township2.7 miHopper Township2.3 miDudley Township2.1 miPalatine Township1.3 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Hopper Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mount Vernon Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Dudley Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Palatine 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

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Hopper Township

Is there public land near Hopper Township?

2,287 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hopper Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 415 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Hopper 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 →