Harrisburg Memorial Park
Managed by Harrisburg Township Park District
33 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Saline County Poor Farm · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBOutdoors
Outdoors in Harrisburg
Harrisburg has 142 acres of parks, 17 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Harrisburg Memorial Park (0.8 mi), Harrisburg Youth Soccer Fields (0.5 mi). 4.9 miles of mapped trail cross Harrisburg, 0.7 per square mile of land. 1% of Harrisburg’s land is conserved, about 53 acres.
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns · #433 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
53 acres · of 6.6 sq mi of land
Trails
4.9 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
142 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
69%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.4 mi
5.4 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Harrisburg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Harrisburg is ahead of 57% of U.S. towns, #433 of 768 in Illinois. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Harrisburg’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (142 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home69% 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 57%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 44%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Harrisburg Memorial Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Harrisburg Youth Soccer Fields
Park
11 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Dorris Heights Baseball Complex
Managed by Harrisburg Township Park District
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Harrisburg Memorial Park33 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Harrisburg Township Park District
DirectionsHarrisburg Youth Soccer Fields11 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsGaskins City Baseball Complex10 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Harrisburg Township Park District
DirectionsSaline County Fair Grounds51 acres
DirectionsDorris Heights Baseball Complex12 acres · Harrisburg Township Park District
Taylor Field10 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
53 conserved acres
1% of Harrisburg’s land. Who manages Harrisburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency47 ac
Other state land6 ac
Local Park · 36 acLocal Recreation Area · 11 acState Recreation Area · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg Memorial Park Local Park | Regional agency | 36 | Open |
| Gaskins City Complex Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 11 | Open |
| Tunnel Hill State Recreation Area | Other state land | 6 | Open |
Things to do
12 places to go in Harrisburg
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Harrisburg
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Harrisburg
10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Scenic views in Harrisburg
WSILTV 3 (Harrisburg) Tower
DirectionsBiking & sports
5.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
11Baseball
7Soccer
6Basketball
3Tennis
1Softball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The walking year in Harrisburg
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 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 47 | 57 | 68 | 77 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 70 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.2 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Harrisburg →
Questions about parks and trails in Harrisburg
Where can I hike in Harrisburg?
The longest trail networks: Harrisburg Memorial Park, 0.8 miles; Harrisburg Youth Soccer Fields, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Harrisburg is conserved land?
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 Harrisburg’s trails?
Harrisburg Memorial Park and Harrisburg Youth Soccer Fields don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Harrisburg?
5.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Harrisburg?
33,994 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harrisburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 142 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Harrisburg have?
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #433 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 Harrisburg 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 →