Washington Park
Managed by Springfield Park District
2 acres
Dogs on leash
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Alvin S. Keys House · Photo: Jim Roberts · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Leland Grove
Leland Grove has 3 acres of parks, 1.9 for every 1,000 residents
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Leland Grove, 0.8 per square mile of land. 72% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
1.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
72%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Leland Grove?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Leland Grove have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Leland Grove is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Leland Grove’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land1.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home72% 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 32%
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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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lindsay Place Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Biking & sports
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Tennis
2Pickleball
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Alvin S. Keys HouseBuilding · listed 1994
About itWhen to get out
August is the best month for walking in Leland Grove
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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 40 | 52 | 65 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 52 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Leland Grove →
Next door
Leland Grove and its neighbors
Leland Grove has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leland Grove | under 1% | 0.8 | 2 | 72% | C |
| Woodside Township | 1% | 0.2 | 5 | 61% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Leland Grove
How much of Leland Grove 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 Leland Grove’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Washington Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Leland Grove?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Leland Grove?
2,993 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Leland Grove or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Leland Grove have?
Ahead of 32% 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 Leland Grove 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 →