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Atlanta, Illinois (2015)Photo: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA · CC BY 2.0
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Outdoors in Atlanta Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Atlanta Township

2 acres are parks and preserves, 1.0 per 1,000 residents. 1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Atlanta Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 81% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 24.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
1.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
81%
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.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Things to do

1 places to go in Atlanta Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Campgrounds in Atlanta Township
Hickory Lane Camping and FishingFee
Directions
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

August is the best month for walking in Atlanta 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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.812.411.19.99.3
High (°F)343951647483858479665138
Rain (in)2.11.92.73.94.64.24.23.43.23.42.92.2

February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Atlanta Township →

Next door

Atlanta Township and its neighbors

Atlanta Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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
Atlanta Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Oran Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mount Hope Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
East Lincoln Townshipunder 1%under 0.1269%C−

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

Questions about parks and trails in Atlanta Township

Is there public land near Atlanta Township?

848 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Atlanta Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Atlanta 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 →