Fireman's Park
Park
12 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Beecher Mausoleum · Photo: Boscophotos · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Beecher
Beecher has 42 acres of parks, 8.8 for every 1,000 residents
94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Fireman's Park (0.5 mi). 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Beecher, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns · #436 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
38 acres · of 2.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
42 ac
8.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
94%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Beecher?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Beecher have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Beecher is ahead of 57% of U.S. towns, #436 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Beecher’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land8.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (42 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home94% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 57%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 43%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to B. 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 Fireman's Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Beecher Lion's Park
Park
6 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Women's Welfare Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Depot Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
38 conserved acres
2% of Beecher’s land. Who manages Beecher’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city38 ac
Local Park · 38 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welton Stedt Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Firemen's Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Lion's Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Prairie Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Depot Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Hunter's Chase East Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Nantucket Cove Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Hunter's Chase Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Beecher
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Beecher
Buddy's Playground
DirectionsPlus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
6Baseball
2Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Beecher MausoleumBuilding · listed 2013
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Beecher: 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 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Beecher →
Questions about parks and trails in Beecher
Where can I hike in Beecher?
The longest trail networks: Fireman's Park, 0.5 miles; Beecher Lion's Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Beecher is conserved land?
2% 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 Beecher’s trails?
Fireman's Park and Beecher Lion's Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Beecher?
1,619 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Beecher or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 42 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Beecher have?
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #436 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 Beecher 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 →