Rainey Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Boscophotos · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Carrollton
Carrollton has 46 acres of parks, 19 for every 1,000 residents
61% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Carrollton’s land is conserved, about 36 acres.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
36 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
46 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
61%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Carrollton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Carrollton is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Carrollton’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (46 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home61% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 35%
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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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Fry Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
36 conserved acres
3% of Carrollton’s land. Who manages Carrollton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city36 ac
Local Park · 36 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrights Park Local Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Carrolton Municipal Pool/Frye Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Rainey Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Carrollton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Carrollton
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
4Baseball
2Tennis
1Football
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Carrollton Courthouse Square Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1985
About itWhen to get out
August is the best month for walking in Carrollton
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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 42 | 53 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 53 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Carrollton →
Questions about parks and trails in Carrollton
How much of Carrollton 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 Carrollton’s trails?
Rainey Park and Fry Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Carrollton?
797 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Carrollton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 46 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Carrollton have?
Ahead of 35% 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 Carrollton 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 →