Kinnikinnik Creek Conservation Area
Managed by Boone County Conservation District
85 acres1.5 mi of trail
Horse Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Caledonia Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Caledonia Township
The biggest trail networks: Kinnikinnik Creek Conservation Area (1.5 mi). 3.3 miles of mapped trail cross Caledonia Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 38 acres are parks and preserves, 5.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns · #714 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
86 acres · of 24.1 sq mi of land
Trails
3.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
38 ac
5.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
37%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.0 mi
5.0 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Caledonia Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Caledonia Township is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns, #714 of 768 in Illinois. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Caledonia Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% 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. 0.4C+Park land5.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (38 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13CParks close to home37% 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 7%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Caledonia 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 still be 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 Kinnikinnik Creek Conservation Area, with 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Inverness Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Brown Conservation Park
Managed by Boone County Conservation District
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
86 conserved acres
1% of Caledonia Township’s land. Who manages Caledonia Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency34 ac
Private owners27 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits25 ac
State conservation12 ac
Conservation Easement · 37 acLocal Conservation Area · 34 acState Conservation Area · 15 acPrivate Conservation · 11 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schneeman/Leeson Conservation Area Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 34 | Open |
| Kinnikinnick Creek Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | Private owners | 15 | Closed |
| Kinnikinnick Creek Private Conservation | Private owners | 11 | Closed |
Things to do
1 places to go in Caledonia Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Caledonia Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 1.5 miUnpaved · 1.5 mi
Horse Trail1.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
5.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Caledonia 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 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 33 | 45 | 59 | 70 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 46 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Caledonia Township →
Next door
Caledonia Township and its neighbors
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Harlem Township52 miBelvidere Township37 miManchester Township11 miPoplar Grove Township7.8 miCaledonia Township3.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caledonia Township | 1% | 0.1 | 5 | 37% | C− |
| Poplar Grove Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Manchester Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Harlem Township | 18% | 1.6 | 96 | 84% | A+ |
| Belvidere 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 Caledonia Township
Where can I hike in Caledonia Township?
The longest trail networks: Kinnikinnik Creek Conservation Area, 1.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Caledonia Township is conserved land?
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 Caledonia Township’s trails?
Kinnikinnik Creek Conservation Area and Inverness Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Caledonia Township?
5.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Caledonia Township?
12,399 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Caledonia Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 63 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Caledonia Township have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #714 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 Caledonia 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 →