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Dwight, IL 3Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0
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Outdoors in Dwight Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Dwight Township

55 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Dwight Township. 94% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
53 acres · of 34.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
55 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
94%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

12
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 Renfrew Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Renfrew Park

Park
22 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Florence W. Garrett Park

Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

53 conserved acres

under 1% of Dwight Township’s land. Who manages Dwight Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city53 ac
Local Park · 53 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Renfrew Park
Local Park
Town or city24Open
Florence W Garrett Park
Local Park
Town or city12Open
Dwight Rotary Park
Local Park
Town or city10Open
Dwight Park
Local Park
Town or city7Open
Spencer Park
Local Park
Town or city1Open
Things to do

4 places to go in Dwight Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Dwight Township

4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

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
6Baseball
2Tennis
2Football
1Tracks
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Dwight Township: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.813.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)323749627382848378654937
Rain (in)2.21.82.33.54.64.64.13.83.33.22.52.0

February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Dwight Township →

Next door

Dwight Township and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Dwight Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Nevada Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Round Grove 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 Dwight Township

Where can I hike in Dwight Township?

The longest trail networks: Renfrew Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Dwight Township’s trails?

Renfrew Park and Florence W. Garrett Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Dwight Township?

3,114 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dwight Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 55 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Dwight Township 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 →