Photo: User:Visviva · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in May Township
12% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of May Township’s land is conserved, about 702 acres.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does May Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, May Township is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
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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702 conserved acres
3% of May Township’s land. Who manages May Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 702 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
1 lakes & rivers
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
August is the best month for walking in May 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 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 41 | 52 | 65 | 75 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 67 | 52 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in May Township →
May Township 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May Township | 3% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 12% | D |
| Taylorville Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Prairieton Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Assumption 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 May Township
How much of May Township is conserved land?
3% 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 May Township?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near May Township?
578 acres of parks and open public land lie inside May Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does May Township have?
Ahead of 9% 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 May 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 →