Bennington Township has 12 acres of parks, 7.4 for every 1,000 residents
1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Bennington Township. 81% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Bennington Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Bennington Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bennington Township is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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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27 conserved acres
under 1% of Bennington Township’s land. Who manages Bennington Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tall Oaks Country Club Local Recreation Area | Private owners | 17 | Open |
| Iron Horse Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Toluca Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
1 named trail
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.
The best walking months in Bennington Township: April, 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 37 | 49 | 63 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 65 | 50 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Bennington Township →
Bennington Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennington Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 7 | 81% | C− |
| Groveland Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bell Plain Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Clayton Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bennington Township
How much of Bennington Township is conserved land?
under 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.
Is there public land near Bennington Township?
120 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bennington Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bennington Township have?
Ahead of 24% 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 Bennington Township 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 →