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Outdoors in Harmony

Few parks or trails are on the map in Harmony

101 acres are parks and preserves, 110 per 1,000 residents. 1% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
1%
159 acres · of 42.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
101 ac
110 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

123
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Eagle Eye State Natural Area

Nature preserve
73 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Romance Prairie State Natural Area

Park
63 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Romance Woods

Nature preserve
32 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

159 conserved acres

1% of Harmony’s land. Who manages Harmony’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources195 ac
County78 ac
State Conservation Area · 155 acState Recreation Area · 42 acConservation Easement · 38 acState Resource Management Area · 37 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 39 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Natural Area
State Conservation Area
County78Restricted
Romance Prairie State Natural Area
State Conservation Area
State natural resources78Restricted
Scattered Forest Lands
State Resource Management Area
State natural resources37Open
Scattered Forest Land - Wd
State Recreation Area
State natural resources37Open
Rem-Rainbow Springs
State Recreation Area
State natural resources5Restricted
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

The walking year in Harmony

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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.69.0
High (°F)253043576878817972594330
Rain (in)1.21.22.13.94.85.94.44.43.92.72.11.4

February is the driest month (1.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Harmony →

Next door

Harmony and its neighbors

Harmony has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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
Harmony— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Jefferson4%under 0.198929%B−

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

Questions about parks and trails in Harmony

Are dogs allowed on Harmony’s trails?

Eagle Eye State Natural Area and Romance Prairie State Natural Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Harmony?

11,515 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harmony or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 101 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Harmony 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 →