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Outdoors in Salem Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Salem Township

12% of Salem Township’s land is conserved, about 2,719 acres. 144 acres are parks and preserves, 722 per 1,000 residents. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Salem Township.

Conserved land
12%
2,719 acres · of 34.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
144 ac
722 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
1%
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

2,719 conserved acres

12% of Salem Township’s land. Who manages Salem Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service3,050 ac
State fish & wildlife144 ac
Conservation Easement · 2,314 acResource Management Area · 736 acState Recreation Area · 144 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,207 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 Service736Restricted
Tuschen Lake
State Recreation Area
State fish & wildlife144Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
West Fork Vermillion River
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
Salem Rest Stop Tipi-EastboundObject · listed 2015
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Salem 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)263144587080848275604430
Rain (in)0.50.81.32.73.84.13.23.22.92.21.00.7

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Salem Township →

Next door

Salem Township and its neighbors

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Benton Township8.3 miSun Prairie Township7.5 miEmery Township1.3 miRichland Township1.3 miSalem Township1.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Salem 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
Emery 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
Richland 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 Salem Township

Is there public land near Salem Township?

607 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Salem Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 144 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Salem 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 →