Kankakee Sands in Illinois
Managed by The Nature Conservancy
22 acres
Dogs usually not allowed
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Ganeer Township
Ganeer Township has 33 acres of parks, 10 for every 1,000 residents
1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Ganeer Township. 58% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns · #725 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
10 acres · of 39.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
33 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
58%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ganeer Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ganeer Township is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns, #725 of 768 in Illinois. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ganeer Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (33 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home58% 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 19%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 6%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Ganeer 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
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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.
Mskoda Land and Water Reserve
Managed by The Nature Conservancy
22 acres
Dogs usually not allowed
No trailhead mapped yet
St. Patrick's Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
10 conserved acres
under 1% of Ganeer Township’s land. Who manages Ganeer Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits10 ac
State conservation10 ac
Private Conservation · 10 acConservation Easement · 10 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankakee Sands Fee Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 10 | Unknown |
Things to do
2 places to go in Ganeer Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ganeer Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Fishing spots in Ganeer Township
1 fishing spot without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 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
5Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Ganeer Township: April and September
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 | 37 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 65 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Ganeer Township →
Next door
Ganeer Township and its neighbors
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Bourbonnais Township9.9 miAroma Township7.4 miSt. Anne Township3.0 miPembroke Township2.0 miGaneer Township1.0 miMomence Township0.9 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ganeer Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 10 | 58% | C− |
| Aroma Township | 1% | 0.2 | 37 | 54% | B− |
| Bourbonnais Township | 6% | 0.2 | 39 | 88% | B+ |
| Momence Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| St. Anne Township | 3% | 0.1 | 298 | 46% | B− |
| Pembroke Township | 7% | under 0.1 | 442 | 20% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ganeer Township
How much of Ganeer 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 Ganeer Township’s trails?
Kankakee Sands in Illinois and Mskoda Land and Water Reserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ganeer Township?
5,126 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ganeer Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 33 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ganeer Township have?
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #725 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 Ganeer 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 →