Mary Lammle Park
Park
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Brown Township
Brown Township has 18 acres of parks, 11 for every 1,000 residents
1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Brown Township. 78% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
14 acres · of 36.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
18 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
78%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Brown Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brown Township is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Brown Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (18 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home78% 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 27%
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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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Fisher Village Park
Managed by Village of Fisher
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Foosland Village Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
14 conserved acres
under 1% of Brown Township’s land. Who manages Brown Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)11 ac
Town or city3 ac
Conservation Easement · 11 acLocal Park · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richman Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Brown Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Brown Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Tracks
3Softball
1Football
1Tennis
1Basketball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Brown 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 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 38 | 50 | 63 | 74 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 66 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Brown Township →
Next door
Brown Township and its neighbors
Brown Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 11 | 78% | C |
| Drummer Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 12 | 83% | C |
| Fisher | under 1% | under 0.1 | 10 | 93% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Brown Township
How much of Brown 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 Brown Township’s trails?
Mary Lammle Park and Fisher Village Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Brown Township?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Brown Township?
2,051 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brown Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 18 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Brown Township have?
Ahead of 27% 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 Brown 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 →