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Outdoors in Iroquois

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Iroquois

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2% of Iroquois’ land is conserved, about 8 acres. 11 acres are parks and preserves, 60 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
2%
8 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
11 ac
60 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

1
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 Dunning Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Dunning Park

Park
11 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

8 conserved acres

2% of Iroquois’ land. Who manages Iroquois’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Private owners8 ac
Private Historic or Cultural · 8 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Kankakee Beav. & South. RR Prairie Natural Heritage Landmark
Private Historic or Cultural
Private owners8Closed
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
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Iroquois: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)333850637482848378655038
Rain (in)2.31.92.53.64.45.14.53.63.13.22.72.2

February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Iroquois →

Questions about parks and trails in Iroquois

Where can I hike in Iroquois?

The longest trail networks: Dunning Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Iroquois’ trails?

Dunning Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Iroquois?

157 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Iroquois or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Iroquois 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 →