Few parks or trails are on the map in Eagle Township
44% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 26 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents. 4.0 miles of mapped trail cross Eagle Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Eagle Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Eagle Township is ahead of 28% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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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27 conserved acres
under 1% of Eagle Township’s land. Who manages Eagle Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| Merriner Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in Eagle Township: April, 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 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Eagle Township →
Eagle Township and its neighbors
Eagle Township has the most mapped trails of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 17 | 44% | C |
| Bruce Township | 1% | 0.2 | 8 | 56% | C |
| Streator | 2% | 0.4 | 6 | 61% | C+ |
| Richland Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Reading Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 20 | 62% | C |
| Vermillion 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 Eagle Township
How much of Eagle Township 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.
Is there public land near Eagle Township?
4,764 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eagle Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Eagle Township have?
Ahead of 28% 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 Eagle 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 →