Riverdale Park
Managed by Riverdale Park District
13 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Calumet Township
96% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Calumet Township
The biggest trail networks: Riverdale Park (0.5 mi). 59 acres are parks and preserves, 3.3 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Calumet Township’s land is conserved, about 47 acres.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns · #526 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
47 acres · of 4.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
59 ac
3.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.0 mi
0.8 mi lanes · 3.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Calumet Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Calumet Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Calumet Township is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns, #526 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Calumet Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land3.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (59 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home96% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 47%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 32%
Water is 6% of Calumet Township’s area (0 of 5 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. 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 Riverdale Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Whistler Woods
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
138 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Calumet Woods
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
56 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Centennial Park
Managed by Blue Island Park District
11 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 9 parks & preserves
Riverdale Park13 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Riverdale Park District
DirectionsCentennial Park11 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Blue Island Park District
DirectionsLouis S. Viverito Park10 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
DirectionsWhistler Woods138 acres · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
DirectionsCalumet Woods56 acres · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
DirectionsVeterans Park4 acres · Village of Calumet Park
Mohawk Park4 acres · Riverdale Park District
DirectionsHart Park3 acres · Blue Island Park Distrct
DirectionsSchrei Field3 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
47 conserved acres
2% of Calumet Township’s land. Water is left out: Calumet Township has 4.4 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Calumet Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency38 ac
Town or city7 ac
Local Park · 37 acLocal Resource Management Area · 7 acUnknown · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial And Reitz Buildings Park Local Park | Regional agency | 16 | Open |
| Centennial Park Local Park | Regional agency | 10 | Open |
| Louis S. Viverito Sidestream Elevated Pool Aeration Station Local Resource Management Area | Regional agency | 7 | Open |
| Hart Park Local Park | Regional agency | 4 | Open |
| Veterans Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Blue Island Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Riverdale Park Recreation Center Unknown | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Stans Park Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
Things to do
17 places to go in Calumet Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Calumet Township
13 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Calumet Township
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in Calumet Township
Whistler Woods Picnic Grove 1In Whistler Woods
DirectionsWhistler Woods Picnic Grove 2In Whistler Woods
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
6.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
3.3 mi
off-road bike paths
1.9 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
3Baseball
1Basketball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Calumet Township: April, July and September
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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Calumet Township →
Next door
Calumet Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Chicago242 miThornton Township21 miWorth Township7.8 miCalumet Township1.4 miRiverdale1.4 miBlue Island0.6 miCalumet Park0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calumet Township | 2% | 0.3 | 3 | 96% | B− |
| Chicago | 8% | 1.1 | 4 | 99% | A− |
| Riverdale | 2% | 0.4 | 5 | 98% | B |
| Calumet Park | 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 90% | C |
| Worth Township | 5% | 0.2 | 6 | 99% | B |
| Thornton Township | 7% | 0.5 | 8 | 98% | B+ |
| Blue Island | 2% | 0.1 | 2 | 99% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Calumet Township
Where can I hike in Calumet Township?
The longest trail networks: Riverdale Park, 0.5 miles; Centennial Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Calumet Township 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.
Are dogs allowed on Calumet Township’s trails?
Riverdale Park and Whistler Woods don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Calumet Township?
6.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of painted or protected lanes, 3.3 of off-road paths and 1.9 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Calumet Township?
11,509 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Calumet Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 60 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Calumet Township have?
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #526 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 Calumet 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 →