Few parks or trails are on the map in Indian Point Township
1 acre is park or preserve, 0.4 per 1,000 residents. 70% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Indian Point Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Indian Point Township is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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107 conserved acres
under 1% of Indian Point Township’s land. Who manages Indian Point Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 107 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Indian Point Township: 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) | 32 | 37 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 64 | 50 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
January is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Indian Point Township →
Indian Point Township and its neighbors
Indian Point Township has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Point Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 70% | D |
| Cedar Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 4 | 64% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Indian Point Township
How much of Indian Point 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.
Is there public land near Indian Point Township?
838 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Indian Point Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Indian Point Township have?
Ahead of 13% 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 Indian Point Township neighbors.
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 →