Photo: NatFee · CC BY-SA 4.0Bartonville has 107 acres of parks, 18 for every 1,000 residents
1% of Bartonville’s land is conserved, about 73 acres. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Bartonville, 0.1 per square mile of land. 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #584 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
How much outdoors does Bartonville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bartonville is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #584 of 768 in Illinois. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Water is 5% of Bartonville’s area (0 of 8 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Alpha Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
73 conserved acres
1% of Bartonville’s land. Water is left out: Bartonville has 8.1 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Bartonville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Park Local Park | Town or city | 54 | Open |
| Clara A Lauthervach Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
1 places to go in Bartonville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
August is the best month for walking in Bartonville
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 39 | 51 | 64 | 75 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 66 | 51 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bartonville →
Questions about parks and trails in Bartonville
Where can I hike in Bartonville?
The longest trail networks: Alpha Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bartonville is conserved land?
1% 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 Bartonville’s trails?
Alpha Park and Clara A. Lauterbach Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bartonville?
13,776 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bartonville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 107 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bartonville have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #584 of 768 in Illinois. 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 Bartonville neighbors.
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 →