Coral Woods Conservation Area
Managed by McHenry County Conservation District
535 acres1.9 mi of trail
Nature Loop (1.2 mi)Hiking / Ski TrailSugar Maple Loop (0.4 mi)
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Coral Township
Coral Township has 819 acres of parks, 224 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Coral Woods Conservation Area (1.9 mi). 23% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6% of Coral Township’s land is conserved, about 1,350 acres.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #454 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
1,350 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
5.9 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
819 ac
224 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
23%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.3 mi
1.3 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Coral Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Coral Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Coral Township is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #454 of 768 in Illinois. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Coral Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land224 acres of park per 1,000 residents (819 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home23% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 56%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 41%
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
The longest trail network is Coral Woods Conservation Area, with 1.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pleasant Valley
Managed by McHenry Country Conservation District
678 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Verterans Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,350 conserved acres
6% of Coral Township’s land. Who manages Coral Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency1,291 ac
State natural resources329 ac
Private owners66 ac
Local Conservation Area · 581 acState Conservation Area · 408 acConservation Easement · 355 acState Recreation Area · 177 acPrivate Conservation · 165 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 26 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 22 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley 11 State Conservation Area | Regional agency | 408 | Unknown |
| Pleasant Valley 13 State Recreation Area | Regional agency | 174 | Open |
| Coral Woods 12 Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 133 | Open |
| Coral Woods Private Conservation | Regional agency | 100 | Open |
| Coral Woods 5 Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 82 | Open |
| Pleasant Valley 12 Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 79 | Unknown |
| HUM Railroad Prairie East Private Conservation | Private owners | 66 | Restricted |
| Coral Woods 1 Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 51 | Open |
| Coral Woods 8 Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 49 | Open |
| Coral Woods 10 Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 40 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
7 places to go in Coral Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Coral Township
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Coral Township
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Coral Township
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Coral Township
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DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.6 mi
Nature Loop (1.2 mi)1.0 mi
Hiking / Ski Trail0.7 mi
Sugar Maple Loop (0.4 mi)0.2 mi
Biking & sports
1.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Coral Township
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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 34 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 47 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Coral Township →
Next door
Coral Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Grafton Township28 miHuntley20 miHampshire Township11 miRiley Township6.1 miCoral Township5.9 miSeneca Township5.7 miHampshire3.9 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Township | 6% | 0.2 | 224 | 23% | B |
| Grafton Township | 8% | 0.8 | 28 | 95% | A |
| Hampshire Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Seneca Township | 4% | 0.2 | 101 | 40% | B− |
| Riley Township | 4% | 0.2 | 86 | 60% | B |
| Huntley | 6% | 1.3 | 21 | 85% | A− |
| Hampshire | 3% | 0.4 | 20 | 82% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Coral Township
Where can I hike in Coral Township?
The longest trail networks: Coral Woods Conservation Area, 1.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Coral Township is conserved land?
6% 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 Coral Township’s trails?
Coral Woods Conservation Area and Pleasant Valley don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Coral Township?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Coral Township?
18,624 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Coral Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 819 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Coral Township have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #454 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 Coral 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 →