Silliman Lake
Managed by Chenoa Park District
22 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Chenoa
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Chenoa
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Silliman Lake (0.6 mi). 37 acres are parks and preserves, 22 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
37 ac
22 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
1.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Chenoa?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Chenoa have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Chenoa is ahead of 57% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Chenoa’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land22 acres of park per 1,000 residents (37 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 57%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A−. 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 Silliman Lake, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
George B. Ferree Field
Managed by Chenoa Park District
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Main City Park
Managed by Chenoa Park District
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Redbird Park
Managed by Chenoa Park District
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Silliman Lake22 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Chenoa Park District
George B. Ferree Field5 acres · Chenoa Park District
Main City Park4 acres · Chenoa Park District
DirectionsRedbird Park4 acres · Chenoa Park District
Kelleher Park1 acres · Chenoa Park District
Things to do
3 places to go in Chenoa
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Chenoa
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Dog parks in Chenoa
Fetch & StretchIn Redbird Park
DirectionsBoat launches in Chenoa
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Baseball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Chenoa: April, 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 37 | 50 | 63 | 74 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 65 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Chenoa →
Questions about parks and trails in Chenoa
Where can I hike in Chenoa?
The longest trail networks: Silliman Lake, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Chenoa is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Chenoa’s trails?
Silliman Lake and George B. Ferree Field don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Chenoa?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Chenoa?
866 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chenoa or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 37 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Chenoa have?
Ahead of 57% 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 Chenoa 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 →