Coal City Elementary Park
Park
8 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Felix Township
Felix Township has 17 acres of parks, 3.7 for every 1,000 residents
0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Felix Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 72% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns · #711 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
18 acres · of 10.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
17 ac
3.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
72%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Felix Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Felix Township is ahead of 21% of U.S. towns, #711 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Felix Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land3.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (17 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13CParks close to home72% 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 21%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 7%
Water is 9% of Felix Township’s area (1 of 12 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Felix 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 Coal City Elementary Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Carbon Hill Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Diamond Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
18 conserved acres
under 1% of Felix Township’s land. Water is left out: Felix Township has 10.9 square miles of land and 1.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Felix Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city16 ac
County1 ac
State conservation1 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1 ac
Local Park · 17 acConservation Easement · 1 acState Conservation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| North Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Diamond Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Park in Grundy County Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
| Short Pioneer Cemetery Prairie State Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1 | Open |
Things to do
11 places to go in Felix Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Felix Township
Coal City PlaygroundIn Coal City Elementary Park
DirectionsDiamond PlaygroundIn Diamond Park
DirectionsPlus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Felix Township
7 boat launches without a name on the map.
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
6Pickleball
2Baseball
2Basketball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Felix 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) | 9.5 | 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) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Felix Township →
Next door
Felix 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 4 | 72% | C− |
| Goose Lake Township | 24% | 0.9 | 1,388 | 45% | A |
| Wilmington 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 Felix Township
Where can I hike in Felix Township?
The longest trail networks: Coal City Elementary Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Felix 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 Felix Township’s trails?
Coal City Elementary Park and Carbon Hill Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Felix Township?
24,226 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Felix Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Felix Township have?
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #711 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 Felix 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 →