Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park
Managed by Illinois Department of Natural Resources
47 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Hanna Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Hanna Township
14% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 48 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents. 4.2 miles of mapped trail cross Hanna Township, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
43 acres · of 19.3 sq mi of land
Trails
4.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
48 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
14%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
1.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hanna Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hanna Township is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hanna Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (48 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home14% 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 26%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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
The longest trail network is Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
43 conserved acres
under 1% of Hanna Township’s land. Who manages Hanna Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land43 ac
State Recreation Area · 43 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hennepin Canal State Recreation Area | Other state land | 43 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Hanna Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Hanna Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.5 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Hanna 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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 35 | 48 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 64 | 49 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
January is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Hanna Township →
Next door
Hanna Township and its neighbors
Hanna Township has the most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Hanna Township4.2 miZuma Township3.3 miPhenix Township2.6 miHampton Township1.5 miColona Township0.6 miEdford Township0.5 miColona0.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanna Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 17 | 14% | C |
| Zuma Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Colona Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 24 | 84% | B− |
| Edford Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Colona | 4% | 0.1 | 20 | 99% | B |
| Hampton Township | 5% | under 0.1 | 31 | 89% | B |
| Phenix Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hanna Township
Where can I hike in Hanna Township?
The longest trail networks: Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hanna 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 Hanna Township’s trails?
Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hanna Township?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hanna Township?
5,921 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hanna Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 48 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hanna Township have?
Ahead of 26% 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 Hanna 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 →