Photo: IvoShandor · CC BY-SA 3.0Marseilles has 9.8 miles of mapped trails, 1.0 for every square mile of land
12 acres are parks and preserves, 2.9 per 1,000 residents. 57% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns · #590 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Marseilles?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Marseilles have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Marseilles is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns, #590 of 768 in Illinois. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull 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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49 conserved acres
1% of Marseilles’ land. Who manages Marseilles’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois and Michigan Canal State Trail Unknown | State natural resources | 37 | Open |
| Marseilles Little League Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Marseillis Community Hall & Pool Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
1 places to go in Marseilles
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 lakes & rivers
3.6 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 map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Marseilles: 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 36 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 65 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Marseilles →
Marseilles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marseilles | 1% | 1.0 | 3 | 57% | C+ |
| Brookfield Township | 7% | 0.4 | 2,026 | 4% | B |
| Fall River Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Rutland Township | 3% | 0.3 | 32 | 42% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Marseilles
How much of Marseilles 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.
Where can I bike in Marseilles?
3.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Marseilles?
3,445 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marseilles or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 50 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Marseilles have?
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #590 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 Marseilles 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 →