Photo: Arthur Rothstein · Public domainEldorado has 12 acres of parks, 3.1 for every 1,000 residents
0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Eldorado, 0.2 per square mile of land. 59% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns · #701 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
How much outdoors does Eldorado have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Eldorado is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns, #701 of 768 in Illinois. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
9 conserved acres
under 1% of Eldorado’s land. Who manages Eldorado’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahoney Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
8 places to go in Eldorado
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The walking year in Eldorado
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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 47 | 57 | 68 | 77 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 70 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.2 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Eldorado →
Questions about parks and trails in Eldorado
How much of Eldorado 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 Eldorado’s trails?
Mahoney Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Eldorado?
3.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Eldorado?
4,919 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Eldorado or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Eldorado have?
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #701 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 Eldorado 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 →