McAllister Park
Managed by Horner Park District
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Mermaid House Hotel · Photo: Robert Lawton · CC BY-SA 2.5B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lebanon
12% of Lebanon’s land is conserved: 204 acres
4.5 miles of mapped trail cross Lebanon, 1.7 per square mile of land. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 0.7 per 1,000 residents. 75% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #338 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
204 acres · of 2.7 sq mi of land
Trails
4.5 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
0.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
75%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Lebanon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lebanon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lebanon is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #338 of 768 in Illinois. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lebanon’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4APark land0.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13DParks close to home75% 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 67%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 56%
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
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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
204 conserved acres
12% of Lebanon’s land. Who manages Lebanon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners202 ac
Town or city2 ac
Private Park · 202 acLocal Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locust Hills Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 202 | Open |
| Horner Park District Playground Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Puiblic Square Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Lebanon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lebanon
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
4Baseball
4Tennis
2Basketball
2Beach volleyball
1Soccer
1Football
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 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The walking year in Lebanon
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 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 45 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 86 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 70 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lebanon →
Questions about parks and trails in Lebanon
How much of Lebanon is conserved land?
12% 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 Lebanon’s trails?
McAllister Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lebanon?
2,054 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lebanon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lebanon have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #338 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 Lebanon 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 →