Photo: Daytripper07 (Uploads) · CC BY 2.5Few parks or trails are on the map in Bunker Hill
24 acres are parks and preserves, 20 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Bunker Hill, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Bunker Hill’s land is conserved, about 19 acres.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Bunker Hill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bunker Hill is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull 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
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19 conserved acres
2% of Bunker Hill’s land. Who manages Bunker Hill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitaker Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Bunker Hill Legion Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
1 places to go in Bunker Hill
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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.
August is the best month for walking in Bunker Hill
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) | 38 | 43 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bunker Hill →
Questions about parks and trails in Bunker Hill
How much of Bunker Hill is conserved land?
2% 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 Bunker Hill?
461 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bunker Hill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 24 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Bunker Hill have?
Ahead of 40% 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 Bunker Hill 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 →