Salem Baptist Church · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Foster Township
2% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1 acre is park or preserve, 0.4 per 1,000 residents. 4.0 miles of mapped trail cross Foster Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns · #757 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
How much outdoors does Foster Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Foster Township is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns, #757 of 768 in Illinois. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come 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
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
40 conserved acres
under 1% of Foster Township’s land. Who manages Foster Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 40 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
1 places to go in Foster Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
8 lakes & rivers
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Foster 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 44 | 54 | 66 | 76 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 54 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Foster Township →
Foster Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 2% | D |
| Godfrey | 9% | 0.4 | 22 | 26% | B |
| Alton | 6% | 0.5 | 20 | 59% | B+ |
| Alton Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Wood River Township | 3% | 0.3 | 19 | 86% | B |
| Brighton Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 14 | 43% | C− |
| Bethalto | 3% | 0.4 | 19 | 91% | B+ |
| Moro Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 45% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Foster Township
How much of Foster 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 Foster Township’s trails?
Fosterburg Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Foster Township?
8,050 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Foster Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Foster Township have?
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #757 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 Foster 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 →