Dolan City Park
Park
26 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Scottinalton · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Jerseyville
Jerseyville has 98 acres of parks, 13 for every 1,000 residents
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Jerseyville. 83% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Jerseyville’s land is conserved, about 89 acres.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns · #564 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
89 acres · of 5.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
98 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
83%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Jerseyville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Jerseyville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Jerseyville is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns, #564 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 Jerseyville’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (98 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home83% 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 43%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 27%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B. 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
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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.
Lions Club Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
89 conserved acres
3% of Jerseyville’s land. Who manages Jerseyville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners56 ac
Town or city33 ac
Local Park · 73 acPrivate Park · 16 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Legion Fairground Park Local Park | Private owners | 40 | Open |
| Dolan Park Local Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| Centennial Golf Private Park | Private owners | 16 | Open |
| Lions/Wittman Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Northmoor Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Rotary Centennial Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Jerseyville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Jerseyville
1 playground 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
11Baseball
6Tennis
2Football
1Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 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 Jerseyville
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 43 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 54 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Jerseyville →
Questions about parks and trails in Jerseyville
How much of Jerseyville is conserved land?
3% 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 Jerseyville’s trails?
Dolan City Park and Lions Club Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Jerseyville?
1,531 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jerseyville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 98 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Jerseyville have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #564 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 Jerseyville 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 →