Few parks or trails are on the map in Ingalls Park
81% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Ingalls Park, 0.1 per square mile of land. 14 acres are parks and preserves, 4.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #621 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Ingalls Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Ingalls Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ingalls Park is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #621 of 768 in Illinois. 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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14 conserved acres
2% of Ingalls Park’s land. Who manages Ingalls Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingalls Park Baseball Field Local Park | Regional agency | 10 | Open |
| Barr Park Local Park | Regional agency | 4 | Open |
1 places to go in Ingalls Park
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1.0 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 Ingalls Park: April 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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 49 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Ingalls Park →
Ingalls Park and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Ingalls Park
How much of Ingalls Park is conserved land?
2% 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.
Where can I bike in Ingalls Park?
1.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Ingalls Park?
14,448 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ingalls Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ingalls Park have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #621 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 Ingalls Park 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 →