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Outdoors in Pearl Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Pearl Township

18% of Pearl Township’s land is conserved, about 4,117 acres. 8.3 miles of mapped trail cross Pearl Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
18%
4,117 acres · of 36.3 sq mi of land
Trails
8.3 mi
0.2 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

4,117 conserved acres

18% of Pearl Township’s land. Who manages Pearl Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service5,374 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)199 ac
Conservation Easement · 5,369 acResource Management Area · 204 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,015 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Mccook County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service204Restricted
When to get out

The walking year in Pearl 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)263143586979848275604430
Rain (in)0.50.81.32.73.74.03.23.12.92.11.00.7

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Pearl Township →

Next door

Pearl Township and its neighbors

Pearl Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 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
Pearl Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Spring Lake Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Benton Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sun Prairie Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Canova 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 Pearl Township

Is there public land near Pearl Township?

1,044 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pearl 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 Pearl 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 →