Carlyle Parks and Recreation
Park
19 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBOutdoors
Outdoors in Carlyle
Carlyle has 56 acres of parks, 19 for every 1,000 residents
94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Carlyle Parks and Recreation (0.6 mi). 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Carlyle, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns · #402 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
61 acres · of 3.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
56 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
94%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Carlyle?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Carlyle have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Carlyle is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns, #402 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Carlyle’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (56 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home94% 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 61%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 48%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Carlyle. 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 range from B− 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 Carlyle Parks and Recreation, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
61 conserved acres
3% of Carlyle’s land. Who manages Carlyle’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city59 ac
Private owners2 ac
Local Park · 36 acLocal Recreation Area · 19 acUnknown · 4 acPrivate Conservation · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Future Soccer Park Local Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Carlyle Parks & Recreation Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Fish Hatchery Playground Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Maple Hill Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Vacant Park Ground Unknown | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Kaskaskia River - Carlyle Private Conservation | Private owners | 2 | Restricted |
| Boat Docks Unknown | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Bruemmer Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Carlyle
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Carlyle
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
General Dean Suspension BridgeStructure · listed 1973
About itWhen to get out
The walking year in Carlyle
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 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 44 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 69 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Carlyle →
Questions about parks and trails in Carlyle
Where can I hike in Carlyle?
The longest trail networks: Carlyle Parks and Recreation, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Carlyle is conserved land?
3% 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 Carlyle’s trails?
Carlyle Parks and Recreation doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Carlyle?
2,128 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Carlyle or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 60 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Carlyle have?
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #402 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 Carlyle 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 →