Denning Township has 8.6 miles of mapped trails, 0.2 for every square mile of land
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Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns · #755 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
How much outdoors does Denning Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Denning Township is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns, #755 of 768 in Illinois. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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117 conserved acres
1% of Denning Township’s land. Who manages Denning Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 117 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
5 lakes & rivers
The walking year in Denning 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 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 46 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 70 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.5 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Denning Township →
Denning Township and its neighbors
Denning Township has the most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denning Township | 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Six Mile Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 4 | 43% | C− |
| Frankfort Township | 13% | 0.1 | 18 | 36% | B− |
| Browning Township | 2% | 0.2 | 123 | 42% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Denning Township
How much of Denning Township is conserved land?
1% 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.
Is there public land near Denning Township?
3,542 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Denning Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Denning Township have?
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #755 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 Denning Township neighbors.
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 →