Nipper Wildlife Sanctuary
Nature preserve
47 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Loami Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Loami Township
The biggest trail networks: Nipper Wildlife Sanctuary (0.7 mi). 24% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Loami Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 21.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
18 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
24%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Loami Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Loami Township is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Loami Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (18 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home24% 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 17%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Loami Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. 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
The longest trail network is Nipper Wildlife Sanctuary, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Colburn Park
Park
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
3 places to go in Loami Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Loami Township
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
2Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Loami 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) | 9.7 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 41 | 52 | 65 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 52 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Loami Township →
Next door
Loami Township and its neighbors
Loami Township has the most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loami Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 15 | 24% | C− |
| Chatham Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 18 | 65% | C |
| New Berlin Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Loami Township
Where can I hike in Loami Township?
The longest trail networks: Nipper Wildlife Sanctuary, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Loami Township 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 Loami Township’s trails?
Nipper Wildlife Sanctuary and Colburn Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Loami Township?
1,306 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Loami Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 18 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Loami Township have?
Ahead of 17% 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 Loami 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 →