Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area
Managed by Illinois Department of Natural Resources
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
–Not graded
Outdoors in Cottage Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Cottage Township
6 acres are parks and preserves, 45 per 1,000 residents. 3.0 miles of mapped trail cross Cottage Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 5% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land
under 1%
73 acres · of 30.6 sq mi of land
Trails
3.0 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
45 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
1 boat launch
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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
73 conserved acres
under 1% of Cottage Township’s land. Who manages Cottage Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service66 ac
State natural resources7 ac
National Forest · 66 acState Conservation Area · 7 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 66 | Open |
| Saline County State Conservation Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 7 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Cottage Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Cottage Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 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
1Softball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Cottage 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 47 | 57 | 68 | 77 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 82 | 70 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
August is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.1 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cottage Township →
Next door
Cottage Township and its neighbors
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Mountain Township23 miHarrisburg Township16 miNorth Fork Township12 miEast Eldorado Township8.9 miEquality Township7.4 miCottage Township3.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottage Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Mountain Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| East Eldorado Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 2 | 45% | C− |
| Harrisburg Township | 6% | 0.4 | 18 | 65% | B+ |
| Equality Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| North Fork 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 Cottage Township
Are dogs allowed on Cottage Township’s trails?
Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cottage Township?
38,500 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cottage Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 73 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Cottage 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 →