Photo: Jud McCranie · CC BY-SA 4.0Martinsville has 75 acres of parks, 63 for every 1,000 residents
1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Martinsville, 0.9 per square mile of land. 5% of Martinsville’s land is conserved, about 62 acres. 70% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Martinsville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Martinsville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Martinsville is ahead of 80% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
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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62 conserved acres
5% of Martinsville’s land. Who manages Martinsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 62 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
4 places to go in Martinsville
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.
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
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 | 41 | 52 | 65 | 75 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 67 | 53 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.7 |
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 →
Questions about parks and trails in Martinsville
How much of Martinsville is conserved land?
5% 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?
3,966 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Martinsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 75 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Martinsville have?
Ahead of 80% 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 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 →