Mayor Memorial Park
Park
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Adam Moss · CC BY-SA 2.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in La Harpe
9% of La Harpe’s land is conserved, and 97% of residents live within a half mile of a park
54 acres are parks and preserves, 43 per 1,000 residents. 9% of La Harpe’s land is conserved, about 74 acres.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
74 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
54 ac
43 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is La Harpe?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does La Harpe have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, La Harpe is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of La Harpe’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% 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. 0.4DPark land43 acres of park per 1,000 residents (54 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home97% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 65%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
La Harpe City Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
74 conserved acres
9% of La Harpe’s land. Who manages La Harpe’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city74 ac
Unknown · 59 acLocal Park · 15 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamoine Valley Golf Club Unknown | Town or city | 37 | Open |
| Unnamed Property Unknown | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Mayor Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| La Harpe Historic District Unknown | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for 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
3Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →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.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in La Harpe
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 38 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 65 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
January is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in La Harpe →
Questions about parks and trails in La Harpe
How much of La Harpe is conserved land?
9% 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 La Harpe’s trails?
Mayor Memorial Park and La Harpe City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near La Harpe?
922 acres of parks and open public land lie inside La Harpe or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 74 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does La Harpe have?
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 La Harpe 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 →