Buffalo Grove Lime Kiln · Photo: Andy McMurray · CC BY 2.5Buffalo Township has 17 acres of parks, 6.5 for every 1,000 residents
1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Buffalo Township. 77% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns · #710 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Buffalo Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Buffalo Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Buffalo Township is ahead of 21% of U.S. towns, #710 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Polo Community Park
3 places to go in Buffalo Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
2.5 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.
9 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
September is the best month for walking in Buffalo 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 34 | 47 | 60 | 72 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 47 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
January is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Buffalo Township →
Buffalo Township and its neighbors
Buffalo Township has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 7 | 77% | C− |
| Eagle Point Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Woosung Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lincoln Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Buffalo Township
How much of Buffalo 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 Buffalo Township’s trails?
Westside Park and Polo Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Buffalo Township?
2.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Buffalo Township?
5,543 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Buffalo Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Buffalo Township have?
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #710 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 Buffalo 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 →