Freeburg Recreation Park
Park
45 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Freeburg
Freeburg has 108 acres of parks, 23 for every 1,000 residents
0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Freeburg, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Freeburg’s land is conserved, about 110 acres. 59% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns · #572 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
110 acres · of 6.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
108 ac
23 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
59%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
607 ft
Turkey Hill
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Freeburg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Freeburg is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns, #572 of 768 in Illinois. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Freeburg’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land23 acres of park per 1,000 residents (108 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home59% 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 42%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 26%
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Veterans' Memorial Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
110 conserved acres
2% of Freeburg’s land. Who manages Freeburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city65 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits44 ac
Local Park · 65 acPrivate Park · 44 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeburg Park Local Park | Town or city | 63 | Open |
| Freeburg Sportsman Club Private Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 44 | Open |
| Village Open Space Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Freeburg
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Freeburg
Turkey Hill607 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
11Baseball
3Tennis
2Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Freeburg
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 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 46 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 85 | 89 | 88 | 81 | 69 | 56 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Freeburg →
Next door
Freeburg and its neighbors
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Shiloh Valley Township12 miBelleville4.6 miFreeburg Township4.3 miSmithton Township3.0 miSmithton1.1 miFreeburg0.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeburg | 2% | 0.1 | 23 | 59% | C+ |
| Belleville | 2% | 0.2 | 9 | 62% | C+ |
| Freeburg Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Smithton Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Shiloh Valley Township | 3% | 0.4 | 23 | 45% | B− |
| Smithton | 1% | 0.2 | 10 | 33% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Freeburg
How much of Freeburg is conserved land?
2% 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 Freeburg’s trails?
Freeburg Recreation Park and Veterans' Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Freeburg?
9,989 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Freeburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 108 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Freeburg have?
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #572 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 Freeburg 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 →