Johnson Sauk Trail State Park
Managed by Illinois Department of Natural Resources
557 acres1.7 mi of trail
Kaskaskia TrailPotawatomi TrailOttawa Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Jaylon Vermost · CC BY 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Kewanee Township
Kewanee Township has 876 acres of parks, 91 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Johnson Sauk Trail State Park (1.7 mi), Baker Park (0.6 mi). 82% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Kewanee Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #412 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
725 acres · of 36.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
876 ac
91 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
82%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Kewanee Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kewanee Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kewanee Township is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns, #412 of 768 in Illinois. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kewanee Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land91 acres of park per 1,000 residents (876 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home82% 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 59%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 46%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A−. 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
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Johnson Sauk Trail State Park, with 1.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Northeast Park
Park
34 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Chautauqua Park
Park
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Johnson Sauk Trail State Park557 acres · 1.7 mi of trail · Illinois Department of Natural Resources
DirectionsBaker Park195 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Northeast Park34 acres
Chautauqua Park17 acres
West Park7 acres
McKinley Park2 acres
Veterans Park1 acres
Who protects it
725 conserved acres
3% of Kewanee Township’s land. Who manages Kewanee Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources562 ac
Town or city163 ac
State Recreation Area · 562 acLocal Park · 69 acState Conservation Area · 50 acLocal Recreation Area · 29 acUnknown · 15 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson-Sauk Trail State Recreation Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 562 | Open |
| Prairie Preservation Property State Conservation Area | Town or city | 50 | Open |
| Barker Park Disc Golf Course Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Park Local Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| Chautauqua Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Northeast Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Unnamed Property Unknown | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| West Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Mckinley Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Veterans Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Kewanee Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Kewanee Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Kewanee Township
Francis City ParkFee
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.5 mi
Kaskaskia Trail0.8 mi
Potawatomi Trail0.3 mi
Ottawa Trail0.3 mi
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
6Baseball
6Tennis
1Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Kewanee Township
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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 35 | 48 | 62 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 64 | 48 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
January is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Kewanee Township →
Next door
Kewanee Township and its neighbors
Kewanee Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kewanee Township | 3% | 0.1 | 91 | 82% | B |
| Neponset Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Wethersfield Township | 1% | 0.1 | 5 | 69% | C− |
| Annawan Township | 4% | 0.2 | 884 | 77% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Kewanee Township
Where can I hike in Kewanee Township?
The longest trail networks: Johnson Sauk Trail State Park, 1.7 miles; Baker Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Kewanee Township 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 Kewanee Township’s trails?
Johnson Sauk Trail State Park and Baker Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Kewanee Township?
4,728 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kewanee Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 891 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kewanee Township have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #412 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 Kewanee Township 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 →