Betsy Ann Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Brighton Township
Brighton Township has 54 acres of parks, 14 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Brighton Township. 43% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns · #719 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
48 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
54 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
43%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Brighton Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brighton Township is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns, #719 of 768 in Illinois. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Brighton Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (54 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home43% 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 20%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 6%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Brighton 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
48 conserved acres
under 1% of Brighton Township’s land. Who manages Brighton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city48 ac
Local Park · 45 acState Conservation Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betsey Ann Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Schneider Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Woodburn Large Ground Plum Site State Conservation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Brighton Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Brighton Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 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
3Baseball
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 Brighton 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 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 43 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Brighton Township →
Next door
Brighton Township and its neighbors
Brighton Township has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 14 | 43% | C− |
| Foster Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 2% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Brighton Township
How much of Brighton 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 Brighton Township’s trails?
Betsy Ann Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Brighton Township?
3,653 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brighton Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 54 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Brighton Township have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #719 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 Brighton 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 →