Photo: Jud McCranie · CC BY-SA 4.0Martinsville Township has 76 acres of parks, 49 for every 1,000 residents
1% of Martinsville Township’s land is conserved, about 292 acres. 5.1 miles of mapped trail cross Martinsville Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 51% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Martinsville Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Martinsville Township is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls 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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292 conserved acres
1% of Martinsville Township’s land. Who manages Martinsville Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 292 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
4 places to go in Martinsville Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
0.0 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.
August is the best month for walking in Martinsville 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 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 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 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Martinsville Township →
Martinsville Township and its neighbors
Martinsville Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinsville Township | 1% | 0.1 | 49 | 51% | C+ |
| Auburn Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Casey Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 12 | 34% | C− |
| Dolson Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Anderson 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 Martinsville Township
How much of Martinsville 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.
Is there public land near Martinsville Township?
4,267 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Martinsville Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 76 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Martinsville Township have?
Ahead of 43% 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 Martinsville Township 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 →