Photo: Willjay · CC BY 3.098% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Le Roy
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Le Roy, 0.1 per square mile of land. 15 acres are parks and preserves, 4.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns · #625 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Le Roy?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Le Roy have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Le Roy is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns, #625 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
6 conserved acres
under 1% of Le Roy’s land. Who manages Le Roy’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowman Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Town Center Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Falcon Ridge Owens Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Gaultney Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Pheasant Lane Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| How Lot Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
14 places to go in Le Roy
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 dog parks without a name on the map.
1 disc golf course without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
August is the best month for walking in Le Roy
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 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 38 | 50 | 63 | 74 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 65 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Le Roy →
Questions about parks and trails in Le Roy
How much of Le Roy is conserved land?
under 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 Le Roy’s trails?
Brickyard Park and Bowman Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Le Roy?
2,104 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Le Roy or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Le Roy have?
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #625 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 Le Roy neighbors.
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 →