Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.098% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Lexington
The biggest trail networks: Keller Park (0.8 mi). 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Lexington, 0.7 per square mile of land. 42 acres are parks and preserves, 20 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Lexington?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Lexington have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lexington is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns. 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
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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Keller Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lexington Preserve
3 places to go in Lexington
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.9 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Lexington: April and August
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 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 38 | 50 | 63 | 74 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 65 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Lexington →
Lexington and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington | under 1% | 0.7 | 20 | 98% | B |
| Lexington Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Money Creek Township | 8% | 0.2 | 545 | 28% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lexington
Where can I hike in Lexington?
The longest trail networks: Keller Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lexington 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 Lexington’s trails?
Keller Park and Lexington Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lexington?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lexington?
1,948 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lexington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 42 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lexington have?
Ahead of 59% 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 Lexington 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 →