Fayetteville Community Park
Park
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Community Park Walking Path
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Fayetteville Township
Fayetteville Township has 989 acres of parks, 618 for every 1,000 residents
1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Fayetteville Township. 5% of Fayetteville Township’s land is conserved, about 1,266 acres. 53% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
1,266 acres · of 43.0 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
989 ac
618 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
53%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Fayetteville Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fayetteville Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fayetteville Township is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fayetteville Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land618 acres of park per 1,000 residents (989 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home53% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 55%
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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 Fayetteville Community Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area
Managed by Illinois Department of Natural Resources
1,016 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Wenneman Park
Park
42 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,266 conserved acres
5% of Fayetteville Township’s land. Who manages Fayetteville Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources1,050 ac
State conservation278 ac
Private owners194 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)145 ac
Town or city4 ac
State Conservation Area · 1,050 acConservation Easement · 423 acPrivate Conservation · 194 acLocal Park · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 936 | Open |
| Despain Wetlands Land And Water Reserve Private Conservation | Private owners | 174 | Closed |
| Wagon Lake State Natural Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 115 | Open |
| Wagon Lake Private Conservation | Private owners | 17 | Closed |
| Jackson Slough Woods Private Conservation | Private owners | 4 | Closed |
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Fayetteville Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Fayetteville Township
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Fayetteville Township
Fayetteville Boat Ramp
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Community Park Walking Path0.4 mi
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
3Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Fayetteville 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 46 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 86 | 89 | 88 | 81 | 70 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fayetteville Township →
Next door
Fayetteville Township and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville Township | 5% | under 0.1 | 618 | 53% | B |
| Marissa Township | 1% | 0.3 | 92 | 81% | B |
| New Athens Township | 24% | 0.1 | 1,807 | 81% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fayetteville Township
Where can I hike in Fayetteville Township?
The longest trail networks: Fayetteville Community Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Fayetteville Township is conserved land?
5% 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 Fayetteville Township’s trails?
Fayetteville Community Park and Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Fayetteville Township?
13,495 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fayetteville Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 989 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fayetteville Township have?
Ahead of 55% 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 Fayetteville 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 →