Legion Park
Managed by Watseka Park District
26 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Belmont Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Belmont Township
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Belmont Township. 43 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Belmont Township’s land is conserved, about 291 acres.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
291 acres · of 36.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
43 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
50%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Belmont Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Belmont Township is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Belmont Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (43 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home50% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 29%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Belmont Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
291 conserved acres
1% of Belmont Township’s land. Who manages Belmont Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional Water Districts250 ac
Town or city41 ac
Conservation Easement · 250 acLocal Park · 41 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 250 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legion Park Local Park | Town or city | 40 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
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
4Tennis
2Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Belmont Township: August 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 38 | 50 | 63 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 66 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Belmont Township →
Next door
Belmont Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 19 | 50% | C |
| Middleport Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 8 | 87% | C+ |
| Milford Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 55 | 72% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Belmont Township
How much of Belmont Township 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 Belmont Township’s trails?
Legion Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Belmont Township?
337 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Belmont Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 43 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Belmont Township have?
Ahead of 29% 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 Belmont Township 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 →