Greenfield Township has 777 acres of parks, 984 for every 1,000 residents
1% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7% of Greenfield Township’s land is conserved, about 774 acres. 9.0 miles of mapped trail cross Greenfield Township, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Greenfield Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Greenfield Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Greenfield Township is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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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774 conserved acres
7% of Greenfield Township’s land. Who manages Greenfield Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mazonia-Braidwood State Fish and Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 774 | Open |
3 places to go in Greenfield Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 playground without a name on the map.
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Greenfield 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 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Greenfield Township →
Greenfield Township and its neighbors
Greenfield Township has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield Township | 7% | 0.5 | 984 | 1% | B |
| Essex Township | 7% | 0.2 | 1,041 | 15% | B |
| Braceville Township | 4% | 0.2 | 63 | 71% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Greenfield Township
How much of Greenfield Township is conserved land?
7% 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.
Is there public land near Greenfield Township?
5,233 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Greenfield Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 777 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Greenfield Township have?
Ahead of 65% 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 Greenfield 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 →