Few parks or trails are on the map in Bowling Township
10% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Bowling Township.
Ahead of 6% of U.S. towns · #762 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
How much outdoors does Bowling Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bowling Township is ahead of 6% of U.S. towns, #762 of 768 in Illinois. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
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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43 conserved acres
under 1% of Bowling Township’s land. Who manages Bowling Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 43 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
1 lakes & rivers
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.
September is the best month for walking in Bowling 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 35 | 48 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 48 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
January is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Bowling Township →
Bowling 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 10% | D |
| Blackhawk Township | 11% | 0.2 | 94 | 80% | A− |
| Preemption Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 43% | D |
| Andalusia Township | 12% | 0.1 | 27 | 46% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bowling Township
How much of Bowling 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 Bowling Township?
11,394 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bowling Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bowling Township have?
Ahead of 6% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #762 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 Bowling 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 →