Legion Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Cedar Township
Cedar Township has 13 acres of parks, 4.2 for every 1,000 residents
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Cedar Township. 2% of Cedar Township’s land is conserved, about 370 acres. 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns · #704 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
370 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
4.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
64%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
2 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cedar Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cedar Township is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns, #704 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cedar Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land4.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (13 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13CParks close to home64% 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 22%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 8%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Cedar 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 range from C− to 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Rotary Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
370 conserved acres
2% of Cedar Township’s land. Who manages Cedar Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional Water Districts359 ac
Town or city10 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1 ac
Conservation Easement · 359 acLocal Recreation Area · 10 acLocal Park · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 359 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legion Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Rotary Park Local Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Cedar Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Cedar Township
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 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
3Baseball
2Tennis
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Cedar Township: August 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 36 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 64 | 49 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
January is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Cedar Township →
Questions about parks and trails in Cedar Township
How much of Cedar 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 Cedar Township’s trails?
Legion Park and Rotary Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cedar Township?
1,281 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cedar Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cedar Township have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #704 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 Cedar 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 →