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Henry County Courthouse (Cambridge, Illinois)Photo: Kepper66 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Cambridge Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Cambridge Township

1% of Cambridge Township’s land is conserved, about 260 acres. 262 acres are parks and preserves, 116 per 1,000 residents. 89% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
1%
260 acres · of 36.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
262 ac
116 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
89%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

12
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Hand Park

Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

College Square Park

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

260 conserved acres

1% of Cambridge Township’s land. Who manages Cambridge Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits207 ac
County41 ac
Town or city12 ac
Private Park · 174 acLocal Recreation Area · 41 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 33 acLocal Park · 12 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Valley View Club
Private Park
Land trusts & nonprofits174Open
Henry County Fairgrounds
Local Recreation Area
County41Open
Gibson's RV Park and Campground
Private Recreation or Education
Land trusts & nonprofits33Open
Hand Park
Local Park
Town or city4Open
College Square
Local Park
Town or city4Open
Railroad Park / Veterans Memorial
Local Park
Town or city3Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Cambridge Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Campgrounds in Cambridge Township
Gibson's RV Park and Campground
Directions
Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
3Tennis
1Football
1Baseball
1Beach volleyball

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 Cambridge 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)303548627382848276644836
Rain (in)1.71.82.53.85.04.83.93.83.72.92.52.1

January is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Cambridge Township →

Next door

Cambridge Township and its neighbors

Cambridge Township has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Cambridge Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Andover 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 Cambridge Township

Are dogs allowed on Cambridge Township’s trails?

Hand Park and College Square Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Cambridge Township?

1,985 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cambridge Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 262 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Cambridge Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →