Lily Lake has 60 acres of parks, 46 for every 1,000 residents
1.9 miles of mapped trail cross Lily Lake, 0.7 per square mile of land. 87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Lily Lake’s land is conserved, about 59 acres.
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Lily Lake?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Lily Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lily Lake is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, conserved land lowest.
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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59 conserved acres
3% of Lily Lake’s land. Who manages Lily Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Western Trail Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 55 | Open |
| Unknown Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
1 named trail
The best walking months in Lily Lake: April and September
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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 34 | 46 | 59 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
January is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Lily Lake →
Lily Lake 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lily Lake | 3% | 0.7 | 46 | 87% | A− |
| Campton Township | 13% | 0.9 | 114 | 79% | A |
| Virgil Township | 7% | 0.2 | 679 | 61% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lily Lake
How much of Lily Lake is conserved land?
3% 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.
Is there public land near Lily Lake?
15,687 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lily Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 60 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lily Lake have?
Ahead of 79% 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 Lily Lake 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 →