North Park
Park
21 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Indian Grove Township
Indian Grove Township has 42 acres of parks, 10 for every 1,000 residents
0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Indian Grove Township. 82% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns · #658 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
90 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
42 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
82%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.8 mi
2.8 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Indian Grove Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Indian Grove Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Indian Grove Township is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns, #658 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Indian Grove Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (42 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home82% 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 29%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 14%
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Marsh Park
Managed by City of Fairbury
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
90 conserved acres
under 1% of Indian Grove Township’s land. Who manages Indian Grove Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits48 ac
Town or city41 ac
Unknown · 48 acLocal Park · 28 acLocal Recreation Area · 13 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Woods Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 48 | Open |
| Boys And Girls Club Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Fairbury Fairgrounds Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Fairbury Ash Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Livingston Square Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Fairbury Sunken Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Indian Grove Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Indian Grove Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.9 mi
James Family Woods Trail0.9 mi
Biking & sports
2.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Baseball
5Basketball
4Pickleball
3Tracks
1Tennis
1Beach volleyball
1Football
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Indian Grove Township: April, August 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 37 | 50 | 63 | 74 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 65 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Indian Grove Township →
Next door
Indian Grove Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Avoca Township3.5 miLawndale Township1.8 miBelle Prairie Township1.0 miIndian Grove Township0.9 miYates Township0.5 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Grove Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 10 | 82% | C |
| Yates Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lawndale Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Avoca Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Belle Prairie 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 Indian Grove Township
How much of Indian Grove 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 Indian Grove Township’s trails?
North Park and Marsh Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Indian Grove Township?
2.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Indian Grove Township?
1,197 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Indian Grove Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 90 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Indian Grove Township have?
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #658 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 Indian Grove 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 →