Haughton Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: user:Starkin · CC BY-SA 4.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Greenup Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Greenup Township
8 acres are parks and preserves, 3.2 per 1,000 residents. 3.7 miles of mapped trail cross Greenup Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 40% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
62 acres · of 47.4 sq mi of land
Trails
3.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
3.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
40%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
591 ft
Graveyard Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Greenup Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Greenup Township is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Greenup 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 (4 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land3.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home40% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 14%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Greenup 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
62 conserved acres
under 1% of Greenup Township’s land. Who manages Greenup Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners62 ac
Private Historic or Cultural · 62 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Grissom Farm Natural Heritage Landmark Private Historic or Cultural | Private owners | 62 | Closed |
Things to do
1 places to go in Greenup Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Greenup Township
Graveyard Hill591 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
4 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
550N1.3 mi
County Road 2000E1.3 mi
County Road 355N0.1 mi
850N0.1 mi
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
2Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Greenup 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 42 | 53 | 65 | 75 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 67 | 53 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Greenup Township →
Next door
Greenup Township and its neighbors
Greenup Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Sumpter Township6.3 miGreenup Township3.7 miUnion Township3.5 miWoodbury Township3.1 miCrooked Creek Township1.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenup Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 40% | D |
| Woodbury Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sumpter Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 11 | 36% | C− |
| Union Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Crooked Creek 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 Greenup Township
How much of Greenup 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 Greenup Township’s trails?
Haughton Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Greenup Township?
1,587 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Greenup Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Greenup Township have?
Ahead of 14% 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 Greenup 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 →