Kelly's Landing
Park
13 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Andalusia
7% of Andalusia’s land is conserved: 51 acres
0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Andalusia, 0.8 per square mile of land. 21 acres are parks and preserves, 20 per 1,000 residents. 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
51 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
21 ac
20 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
79%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Andalusia have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Andalusia is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Andalusia’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land20 acres of park per 1,000 residents (21 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home79% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 78%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Kelly's Landing, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lions Park
Park
7 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
51 conserved acres
7% of Andalusia’s land. Who manages Andalusia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers51 ac
Recreation Management Area · 51 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 51 | Open |
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Skate park
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Andalusia: April 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 35 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 64 | 48 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
January is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Andalusia →
Questions about parks and trails in Andalusia
Where can I hike in Andalusia?
The longest trail networks: Kelly's Landing, 0.2 miles; Lions Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Andalusia is conserved land?
7% of its land, against a typical 4% for an Illinois town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Andalusia’s trails?
Kelly's Landing and Lions Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Andalusia?
11,990 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Andalusia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 59 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Andalusia have?
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Andalusia 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 →