Kankakee River State Park
Managed by Illinois Department of Natural Resources
595 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Limestone Township
Limestone Township has 756 acres of parks, 151 for every 1,000 residents
1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Limestone Township. 39% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Limestone Township’s land is conserved, about 758 acres.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns · #539 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
758 acres · of 40.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
756 ac
151 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
39%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Limestone Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Limestone Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Limestone Township is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns, #539 of 768 in Illinois. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Limestone Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land151 acres of park per 1,000 residents (756 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home39% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 46%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 30%
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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hawkins Park
Managed by Limestone Township
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
758 conserved acres
3% of Limestone Township’s land. Who manages Limestone Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources588 ac
Town or city139 ac
Regional agency31 ac
State Conservation Area · 619 acLocal Park · 138 acUnknown · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankakee River State Park State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 588 | Open |
| Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 122 | Open |
| Limestone Reforestation Site State Conservation Area | Regional agency | 31 | Open |
| Hawkins Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Unnamed Property Unknown | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Limestone Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Limestone Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
3Tennis
1Basketball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Limestone Township
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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 37 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 65 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Limestone Township →
Next door
Limestone Township and its neighbors
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Pilot Township15 miBourbonnais Township9.9 miRockville Township7.2 miKankakee Township5.6 miLimestone Township1.7 miOtto Township1.6 miSalina Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 151 | 39% | B− |
| Bourbonnais Township | 6% | 0.2 | 39 | 88% | B+ |
| Kankakee Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Otto Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 55 | 10% | C− |
| Salina Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 35 | 1% | C− |
| Rockville Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Pilot Township | under 1% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Limestone Township
How much of Limestone Township 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.
Are dogs allowed on Limestone Township’s trails?
Kankakee River State Park and Hawkins Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Limestone Township?
6,651 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Limestone Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 757 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Limestone Township have?
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #539 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 Limestone Township 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 →