Marshall Soccer Park
Managed by City of Marshall
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Marksingley · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Marshall
Marshall has 31 acres of parks, 7.6 for every 1,000 residents
87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Marshall.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns · #641 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
20 acres · of 3.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
31 ac
7.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Marshall?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Marshall have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Marshall is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns, #641 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Marshall’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land7.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (31 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home87% 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 31%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 17%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Marshall Community Pool & Park
Managed by City of Marshall
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
20 conserved acres
1% of Marshall’s land. Who manages Marshall’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city16 ac
County2 ac
Local Park · 18 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hornbrook Fields Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Forsythe Fields Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Fairgrounds Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
| Power Plant Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Marshall
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Marshall
Marshall Community PoolIn Marshall Community Pool & Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Marshall
South Elementary School Playground
DirectionsBiking & 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
5Baseball
2Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Archer House HotelBuilding · listed 1976
About itJohn W. Lewis HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itManly-McCann HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itRobert L. Dulaney HouseBuilding · listed 1997
About itHarlan HallBuilding · listed 2001
About itFirst Congregational ChurchBuilding · listed 2003
About itMarshall Business Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2013
About itWhen to get out
August is the best month for walking in Marshall
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 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 42 | 52 | 65 | 75 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 67 | 53 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Marshall →
Questions about parks and trails in Marshall
How much of Marshall 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 Marshall’s trails?
Marshall Soccer Park and Marshall Community Pool & Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Marshall?
3,887 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marshall or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Marshall have?
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #641 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 Marshall 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 →