Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Coal City has 25 acres of parks, 4.8 for every 1,000 residents
80% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Coal City, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns · #674 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Coal City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Coal City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Coal City is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns, #674 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Coal City High Park
All 5 parks & preserves
11 conserved acres
under 1% of Coal City’s land. Who manages Coal City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal City Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| North Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
5 places to go in Coal City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Coal City: April 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 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Coal City →
Coal City and its neighbors
Coal City has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal City | under 1% | 0.1 | 5 | 80% | C |
| Diamond | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 76% | C− |
| Braidwood | 1% | 0.5 | 4 | 60% | C |
| Carbon Hill | — 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 Coal City
How much of Coal City 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 Coal City’s trails?
Lions Park and Coal City High Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Coal City?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Coal City?
22,688 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Coal City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 25 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Coal City have?
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #674 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 Coal City neighbors.
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 →