Leslie Rutherford Park
Managed by Peoria Park District
221 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Rmassey53 · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Dunlap
14% of Dunlap’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 261 acres are parks and preserves, 192 per 1,000 residents. 14% of Dunlap’s land is conserved, about 255 acres.
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
14%
255 acres · of 2.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
261 ac
192 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.9 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Dunlap?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Dunlap have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dunlap is ahead of 85% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Dunlap’s overall grade.
Conserved land14% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land192 acres of park per 1,000 residents (261 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 85%
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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
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 Leslie Rutherford Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Copperfield Park
Managed by Village of Dunlap
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
255 conserved acres
14% of Dunlap’s land. Who manages Dunlap’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency228 ac
Town or city17 ac
Other state land10 ac
Local Conservation Area · 228 acLocal Park · 17 acState Recreation Area · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Rutherford Park Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 228 | Open |
| North Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Rock Island State Recreation Area | Other state land | 10 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Central Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Biking & sports
0.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
10Baseball
9Tennis
2Football
2Basketball
1Soccer
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Dunlap: August and 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 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 37 | 50 | 63 | 74 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 65 | 50 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Dunlap →
Questions about parks and trails in Dunlap
Where can I hike in Dunlap?
The longest trail networks: Leslie Rutherford Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Dunlap is conserved land?
14% 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 Dunlap’s trails?
Leslie Rutherford Park and North Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Dunlap?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Dunlap?
11,693 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dunlap or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 261 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Dunlap have?
Ahead of 85% 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 Dunlap 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 →