Leaverton Park
Park
51 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lamotte Township
8% of Lamotte Township’s land is conserved: 2,687 acres
0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Lamotte Township. 51 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents. 18% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
2,687 acres · of 50.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
51 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
18%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
541 ft
Shawn Hill
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Lamotte Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lamotte Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lamotte Township is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lamotte Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (51 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home18% 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 39%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Lamotte Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
2,687 conserved acres
8% of Lamotte Township’s land. Who manages Lamotte Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)2,318 ac
Private owners372 ac
Conservation Easement · 2,318 acPrivate Conservation · 372 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,316 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wabash River - Mount Carmel Private Conservation | Private owners | 372 | Restricted |
Things to do
3 places to go in Lamotte Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Lamotte Township
Shawn Hill541 ft elevation
DirectionsBristol Hill538 ft elevation
DirectionsIndian Mound528 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 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
1Equestrian
1Softball
1Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Lamotte 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) | 38 | 43 | 54 | 66 | 76 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 54 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.4 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 Lamotte Township →
Next door
Lamotte Township and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamotte Township | 8% | under 0.1 | 25 | 18% | C+ |
| Montgomery Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hutsonville Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lamotte Township
How much of Lamotte Township is conserved land?
8% 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 Lamotte Township’s trails?
Leaverton Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lamotte Township?
1,769 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lamotte Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 51 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lamotte Township have?
Ahead of 39% 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 Lamotte 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 →