Veterans Park
Park
23 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Maliwhite10 · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Havana
Havana has 72 acres of parks, 24 for every 1,000 residents
95% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Veterans Park (0.6 mi). 1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Havana, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns · #229 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
64 acres · of 2.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
72 ac
24 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
95%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Havana?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Havana have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Havana is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns, #229 of 768 in Illinois. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Havana’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land24 acres of park per 1,000 residents (72 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home95% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 78%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 70%
Water is 6% of Havana’s area (0 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A. 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 Veterans Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
H G Rice Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
64 conserved acres
4% of Havana’s land. Water is left out: Havana has 2.8 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Havana’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency37 ac
Town or city21 ac
Other state land4 ac
State natural resources1 ac
Local Park · 36 acUnknown · 22 acState Recreation Area · 4 acLocal Recreation Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Park Local Park | Regional agency | 25 | Open |
| Unnamed Property Unknown | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Havana Field Headquarters State Recreation Area | Other state land | 4 | Open |
| Riverfront Park Local Park | Regional agency | 4 | Open |
| Rockwell Mound Park Local Park | Regional agency | 3 | Open |
| Hc Rice Park Local Park | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
| 10Th Street Ball Diamond Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
| Oak Grove Park and Maintenance Facility Unknown | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Illinois River Biological Station Unknown | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
| Bellrose Island Unknown | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
11 places to go in Havana
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Havana
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Havana
5 boat launches without a name on the map.
Disc golf in Havana
1 disc golf course without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
8Baseball
4Tennis
1Basketball
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). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Havana
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 40 | 52 | 65 | 75 | 84 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 52 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Havana →
Next door
Havana and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havana | 4% | 0.6 | 24 | 95% | A− |
| Havana Township | 1% | 0.1 | 17 | 65% | C+ |
| Isabel Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Waterford 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 Havana
Where can I hike in Havana?
The longest trail networks: Veterans Park, 0.6 miles; Riverfront Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Havana is conserved land?
4% 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 Havana’s trails?
Veterans Park and Riverfront Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Havana?
4,897 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Havana or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 93 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Havana have?
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #229 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 Havana 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 →