Breese Community Park
Park
20 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Asteve77767 · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Breese Township
Breese Township has 60 acres of parks, 11 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Breese Community Park (1 mi). 3.4 miles of mapped trail cross Breese Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 76% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns · #639 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
73 acres · of 37.4 sq mi of land
Trails
3.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
60 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
76%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Breese Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Breese Township is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns, #639 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Breese Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (60 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home76% 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 31%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 17%
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
The longest trail network is Breese Community Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Breese Southside Park
Park
8 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Breese Soccer Park
Park
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Breese Jaycee Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Breese Community Park20 acres · 1 mi of trail
Breese Southside Park8 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Breese Soccer Park18 acres
Breese Jaycee Park9 acres
Aviston Community Park - Football Fields3 acres
Who protects it
73 conserved acres
under 1% of Breese Township’s land. Who manages Breese Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional Water Districts36 ac
Town or city28 ac
Private owners9 ac
Local Park · 37 acConservation Easement · 36 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northside Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Jaycee Park Local Park | Private owners | 9 | Open |
| Southside Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Breese Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Breese Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
2Football
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Breese 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 45 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 69 | 55 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Breese Township →
Next door
Breese Township and its neighbors
Breese Township has the most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breese Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 11 | 76% | C |
| Wade Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 36 | 64% | C+ |
| Sugar Creek Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 10 | 65% | C− |
| Germantown Township | 1% | 0.1 | 11 | 51% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Breese Township
Where can I hike in Breese Township?
The longest trail networks: Breese Community Park, 1 miles; Breese Southside Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Breese 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 Breese Township’s trails?
Breese Community Park and Breese Southside Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Breese Township?
2,586 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Breese Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 60 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Breese Township have?
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #639 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 Breese 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 →