City Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in De Pue
De Pue has 33 acres of parks, 22 for every 1,000 residents
1.8 miles of mapped trail cross De Pue, 0.7 per square mile of land. 82% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of De Pue’s land is conserved, about 33 acres.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
33 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
33 ac
22 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
82%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is De Pue?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does De Pue have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, De Pue is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of De Pue’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land22 acres of park per 1,000 residents (33 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home82% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 68%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lake Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
White City Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area
Managed by Illinois Department of Natural Resources
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
33 conserved acres
2% of De Pue’s land. Who manages De Pue’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city32 ac
Local Park · 32 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| White City Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in De Pue
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in De Pue
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 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
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in De Pue: April and July to 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 | 63 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in De Pue →
Next door
De Pue and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Pue | 2% | 0.7 | 22 | 82% | B+ |
| Selby Township | 1% | 0.1 | 66 | 66% | C+ |
| Leepertown 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 De Pue
How much of De Pue is conserved land?
2% 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 De Pue’s trails?
City Park and Lake Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near De Pue?
11,846 acres of parks and open public land lie inside De Pue or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 33 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does De Pue have?
Ahead of 68% 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 De Pue 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 →