Scully Park
Park
2 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in East Lincoln Township
East Lincoln Township has 14 acres of parks, 1.8 for every 1,000 residents
1.3 miles of mapped trail cross East Lincoln Township. 69% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns · #732 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
93 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
14 ac
1.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
69%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is East Lincoln Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does East Lincoln Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, East Lincoln Township is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns, #732 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of East Lincoln Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land1.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (14 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home69% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 17%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 5%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in East Lincoln Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. 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 Scully Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Maywood Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Logan Courthouse Square Historic District
Park
2 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 5 parks & preserves
Scully Park2 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Logan Courthouse Square Historic District2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsMaywood Park4 acres
Latham Park2 acres
DirectionsLehn & Fink Park2 acres
Who protects it
93 conserved acres
under 1% of East Lincoln Township’s land. Who manages East Lincoln Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional Water Districts51 ac
Private owners31 ac
Regional agency6 ac
Town or city5 ac
Conservation Easement · 51 acPrivate Conservation · 31 acLocal Park · 11 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 51 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kickapoo Creek Private Conservation | Private owners | 31 | Restricted |
| Mayfair Park Local Park | Regional agency | 3 | Open |
| Lehn & Fink Park Local Park | Regional agency | 3 | Open |
| Scully Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Latham Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in East Lincoln Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in East Lincoln Township
Fire Department Playground at Scully parkIn Scully Park
DirectionsPlus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
9Baseball
4Tracks
2Soccer
2Football
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in East Lincoln Township
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 39 | 51 | 64 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 66 | 52 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in East Lincoln Township →
Next door
East Lincoln Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
West Lincoln Township3.5 miChester Township1.9 miOran Township1.7 miAtlanta Township1.6 miEast Lincoln Township1.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Lincoln Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 69% | C− |
| West Lincoln Township | 1% | 0.1 | 9 | 85% | C+ |
| Oran Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Atlanta Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Chester 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 East Lincoln Township
Where can I hike in East Lincoln Township?
The longest trail networks: Scully Park, 0.3 miles; Logan Courthouse Square Historic District, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of East Lincoln 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.
Are dogs allowed on East Lincoln Township’s trails?
Scully Park and Maywood Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near East Lincoln Township?
1,332 acres of parks and open public land lie inside East Lincoln Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does East Lincoln Township have?
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #732 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 East Lincoln 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 →