Lake Park
Park
24 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Delavan Commercial Historic District · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Delavan
97% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Delavan
29 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Delavan, 0.2 per square mile of land. 3% of Delavan’s land is conserved, about 29 acres.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
29 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
29 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Delavan?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Delavan have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Delavan is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Delavan’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (29 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home97% 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 65%
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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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
5th Street Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Veterans Memorial Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
29 conserved acres
3% of Delavan’s land. Who manages Delavan’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city28 ac
Local Park · 28 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delevan Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Thomas J. Vonachen Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Veterans' Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Delavan
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Delavan
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Panther Alley0.3 mi
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
2Baseball
2Basketball
1Tennis
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Delavan
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 39 | 52 | 64 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 66 | 51 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Delavan →
Questions about parks and trails in Delavan
How much of Delavan 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 Delavan’s trails?
Lake Park and 5th Street Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Delavan?
230 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Delavan or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Delavan have?
Ahead of 65% 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 Delavan 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 →