Renfrew Park
Park
23 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Dwight
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Dwight
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Dwight, 0.2 per square mile of land. 2% of Dwight’s land is conserved, about 52 acres.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #416 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
52 acres · of 3.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
53 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Dwight?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Dwight have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dwight is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns, #416 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Dwight’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (53 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13B−Parks 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 59%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 46%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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
The longest trail network is Renfrew Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
52 conserved acres
2% of Dwight’s land. Who manages Dwight’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city52 ac
Local Park · 52 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renfrew Park Local Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| Florence W Garrett Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Dwight Rotary Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Dwight Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Spencer Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Dwight
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Dwight
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Dwight
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Dwight: 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 37 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 65 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Dwight →
Questions about parks and trails in Dwight
Where can I hike in Dwight?
The longest trail networks: Renfrew Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Dwight is conserved land?
2% 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 Dwight’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?
1,995 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dwight or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 53 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Dwight have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #416 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 Dwight 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 →