Nick Saelens Memorial Park
Park
30 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Durand
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Durand
1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Durand, 1.2 per square mile of land. 31 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Nick Saelens Memorial Park (1.1 mi).
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
31 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Durand?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Durand have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Durand is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Durand’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (31 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home99% 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 66%
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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 Nick Saelens Memorial Park, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
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
2Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Durand: April 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 33 | 45 | 59 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 62 | 46 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
January is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Durand →
Questions about parks and trails in Durand
Where can I hike in Durand?
The longest trail networks: Nick Saelens Memorial Park, 1.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Durand is conserved land?
under 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.
Are dogs allowed on Durand’s trails?
Nick Saelens Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Durand?
1,037 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Durand or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Durand have?
Ahead of 66% 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 Durand 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 →