Marissa South Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Marissa Township
Marissa Township has 169 acres of parks, 92 for every 1,000 residents
81% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 11 miles of mapped trail cross Marissa Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
173 acres · of 34.4 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
169 ac
92 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
81%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Marissa Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Marissa Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Marissa Township is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Marissa Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (11 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land92 acres of park per 1,000 residents (169 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home81% 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 61%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. 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.
Marissa Ball Diamonds
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Marissa North Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
173 conserved acres
1% of Marissa Township’s land. Who manages Marissa Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city149 ac
State natural resources24 ac
State conservation24 ac
State Recreation Area · 149 acState Conservation Area · 24 acConservation Easement · 24 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marissa Recreational Area State Recreation Area | Town or city | 149 | Open |
| Marissa Woods State Natural Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 24 | Open |
Trails & water
3 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
4Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Marissa 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 46 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 86 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 70 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Marissa Township →
Next door
Marissa Township and its neighbors
Marissa Township has the most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marissa Township | 1% | 0.3 | 92 | 81% | B |
| Fayetteville Township | 5% | under 0.1 | 618 | 53% | B |
| Lenzburg Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Marissa | under 1% | 0.3 | 15 | 93% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Marissa Township
How much of Marissa Township is conserved land?
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 Marissa Township’s trails?
Marissa South Park and Marissa Ball Diamonds don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Marissa Township?
15,823 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marissa Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 169 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Marissa Township have?
Ahead of 61% 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 Marissa 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 →