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Outdoors in Palmyra Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Palmyra Township

33% of Palmyra Township’s land is conserved, about 7,181 acres. 159 acres are parks and preserves, 2,605 per 1,000 residents. 14 miles of mapped trail cross Palmyra Township, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
33%
7,181 acres · of 34.2 sq mi of land
Trails
14 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
159 ac
2,605 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
16%
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

7,181 conserved acres

33% of Palmyra Township’s land. Who manages Palmyra Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service8,039 ac
State fish & wildlife158 ac
Conservation Easement · 8,039 acState Recreation Area · 158 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7,023 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Elm Lake
State Recreation Area
State fish & wildlife158Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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

The best walking months in Palmyra 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)9.010.311.813.514.915.715.414.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)212639546877828172573926
Rain (in)0.50.60.91.83.23.73.32.62.21.90.70.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Palmyra Township →

Next door

Palmyra Township and its neighbors

Palmyra Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Osceola Township19 miPalmyra Township14 miWachter Township9.6 miAllison Township7.1 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Palmyra Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Allison Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Wachter Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Osceola 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 Palmyra Township

Is there public land near Palmyra Township?

3,024 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Palmyra Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 160 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Palmyra 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 →