Hennepin Canal Feeder Parkway State Park
Managed by Illinois Department of Natural Resources
70 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Coloma Township
Coloma Township has 241 acres of parks, 23 for every 1,000 residents
91% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Hennepin Canal Feeder Parkway State Park (0.7 mi). 3% of Coloma Township’s land is conserved, about 201 acres.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #342 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
201 acres · of 10.0 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
241 ac
23 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
91%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.4 mi
2.4 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
5 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Coloma Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Coloma Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Coloma Township is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #342 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Coloma Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land23 acres of park per 1,000 residents (241 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home91% 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 66%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 56%
Water is 10% of Coloma Township’s area (1 of 11 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
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 Hennepin Canal Feeder Parkway State Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 17 parks & preserves
Hennepin Canal Feeder Parkway State Park70 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Illinois Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsRun Bike and Walk Park5 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsCentennial Park54 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsSieglinger Park17 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsJohn W. Bowman Family Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsLawrence Park25 acres
DirectionsDillon Park7 acres
DirectionsWallingford Park7 acres
Joshua Park6 acres
Seward Park5 acres
DirectionsRock Falls Rotary Park4 acres
Lower Dam Park3 acres
DirectionsNims Park3 acres
Bennett Park2 acres
Kiwanis Park2 acres
DirectionsOptimist Park2 acres
DirectionsVeterans Monument1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
201 conserved acres
3% of Coloma Township’s land. Water is left out: Coloma Township has 10.0 square miles of land and 1.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Coloma Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city110 ac
Other state land91 ac
Local Park · 110 acState Recreation Area · 91 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hennepin Canal State Recreation Area | Other state land | 91 | Open |
| Centennial Park Local Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Lawrence Park Local Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| A.V. Sieglinger Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Dillion Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Waillingford Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Joshua Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Nims Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Logan Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Seward'S Riverside Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
14 places to go in Coloma Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Coloma Township
Fire TruckIn Centennial Park
DirectionsPlus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Coloma Township
Hennepin Feeder Canal
DirectionsLawrence ParkIn Lawrence Park
DirectionsPlus 3 boat launches without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in Coloma Township
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Avenue G Island0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
19Baseball
6Tennis
2Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Coloma Township: 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 35 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 48 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
January is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Coloma Township →
Next door
Coloma Township and its neighbors
Coloma Township has the second most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Sterling Township5.5 miColoma Township2.9 miMontmorency Township2.9 miSterling2.8 miHopkins Township1.8 miRock Falls1.8 miHume Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coloma Township | 3% | 0.3 | 23 | 91% | B+ |
| Sterling Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sterling | 4% | 0.5 | 11 | 96% | B+ |
| Hopkins Township | 1% | 0.1 | 45 | 6% | C |
| Rock Falls | 5% | 0.5 | 20 | 99% | A− |
| Montmorency Township | 3% | 0.1 | 290 | 27% | B− |
| Hume Township | — 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 Coloma Township
Where can I hike in Coloma Township?
The longest trail networks: Hennepin Canal Feeder Parkway State Park, 0.7 miles; Run Bike and Walk Park, 0.4 miles; Centennial Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Coloma Township 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 Coloma Township’s trails?
Hennepin Canal Feeder Parkway State Park and Run Bike and Walk Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Coloma Township?
2.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Coloma Township?
2,541 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Coloma Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 241 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Coloma Township have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #342 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 Coloma 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 →