Kingsbury Park District Nature Preserve
Managed by Kingsbury Park District
119 acres2.8 mi of trail
Kingsbury Park Nature Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Kingsbury Park DistrictWebsite ↗
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lagrange Township
Lagrange Township has 87 acres of parks, 102 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Kingsbury Park District Nature Preserve (2.8 mi). 23% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.1 miles of mapped trail cross Lagrange Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
242 acres · of 45.6 sq mi of land
Trails
4.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
87 ac
102 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
23%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Lagrange Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lagrange Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lagrange Township is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lagrange Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land102 acres of park per 1,000 residents (87 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home23% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 35%
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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
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 Kingsbury Park District Nature Preserve, with 2.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
242 conserved acres
1% of Lagrange Township’s land. Who manages Lagrange Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)157 ac
Town or city85 ac
Conservation Easement · 157 acState Conservation Area · 85 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 157 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | Town or city | 85 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Lagrange Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Lagrange Township
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Lagrange Township
1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.7 miHorses · 0.7 miUnpaved · 0.9 mi
Kingsbury Park Nature Trail3.0 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Lagrange 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 43 | 53 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lagrange Township →
Next door
Lagrange Township and its neighbors
Lagrange Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Shoal Creek Township5.2 miLagrange Township4.1 miCentral Township2.6 miMulberry Grove Township1.9 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagrange Township | 1% | 0.1 | 102 | 23% | C+ |
| Mulberry Grove Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Shoal Creek Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Central Township | 1% | 0.1 | 16 | 66% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lagrange Township
Where can I hike in Lagrange Township?
The longest trail networks: Kingsbury Park District Nature Preserve, 2.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lagrange Township is conserved land?
1% 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 Lagrange Township’s trails?
Kingsbury Park District Nature Preserve doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lagrange Township?
824 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lagrange Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 87 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lagrange Township have?
Ahead of 35% 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 Lagrange 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 →