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Keithsburg IllinoisPhoto: Mitchazenia · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Keithsburg

Few parks or trails are on the map in Keithsburg

18% of Keithsburg’s land is conserved, about 288 acres. 11 acres are parks and preserves, 22 per 1,000 residents. 92% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
18%
288 acres · of 2.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
11 ac
22 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
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.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

288 conserved acres

18% of Keithsburg’s land. Water is left out: Keithsburg has 2.6 square miles of land and 0.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Keithsburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Army Corps of Engineers279 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service21 ac
Recreation Management Area · 279 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 21 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area
Recreation Management Area
Army Corps of Engineers279Open
Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service21Restricted
Things to do

3 places to go in Keithsburg

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Campgrounds in Keithsburg
Keithsburg Riverside Campground
Directions
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
1Softball

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

History along the way

2 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.

History →
Commercial HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About it
Keithsburg Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1986
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Keithsburg: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.813.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)323649637382858477654937
Rain (in)1.51.72.53.64.95.03.83.83.52.92.31.8

January is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Keithsburg →

Questions about parks and trails in Keithsburg

Is there public land near Keithsburg?

21,951 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Keithsburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 294 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Keithsburg 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 →