Mansfield City Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Blue Ridge Township
Blue Ridge Township has 7.1 miles of mapped trails, 0.1 for every square mile of land
5 acres are parks and preserves, 3.5 per 1,000 residents. 61% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
3 acres · of 63.6 sq mi of land
Trails
7.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
3.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
61%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Blue Ridge Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Blue Ridge Township is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Blue Ridge Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land3.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home61% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 17%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Blue Ridge 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 D 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
3 conserved acres
under 1% of Blue Ridge Township’s land. Who manages Blue Ridge Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency3 ac
State Conservation Area · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield Forest Preserve Park State Conservation Area | Regional agency | 3 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Blue Ridge Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Blue Ridge Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
County Road 700 East0.7 mi
County Road 27000.3 mi
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
2Basketball
1Pickleball
1Baseball
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 Blue Ridge 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 39 | 50 | 63 | 74 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 66 | 51 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Blue Ridge Township →
Next door
Blue Ridge Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Mahomet Township15 miSangamon Township9.4 miBlue Ridge Township7.1 miGoose Creek Township2.0 miSanta Anna Township0.9 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Ridge Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 61% | C− |
| Santa Anna Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 15 | 75% | C |
| Sangamon Township | 2% | 0.2 | 162 | 30% | B− |
| Goose Creek Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Mahomet Township | 4% | 0.4 | 67 | 89% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Blue Ridge Township
How much of Blue Ridge 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.
Are dogs allowed on Blue Ridge Township’s trails?
Mansfield City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Blue Ridge Township?
2,733 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Blue Ridge Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Blue Ridge Township have?
Ahead of 17% 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 Blue Ridge 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 →