Forest Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Middleport Township
Middleport Township has 31 acres of parks, 8.5 for every 1,000 residents
0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Middleport Township. 87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Middleport Township’s land is conserved, about 727 acres.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns · #595 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
727 acres · of 36.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
31 ac
8.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Middleport Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Middleport Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Middleport Township is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns, #595 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 Middleport Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land8.5 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 39%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 23%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B−. 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kay Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
727 conserved acres
3% of Middleport Township’s land. Who manages Middleport Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional Water Districts686 ac
Town or city30 ac
State conservation11 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits11 ac
Conservation Easement · 697 acLocal Park · 28 acState Conservation Area · 13 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 686 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Bonnie's Prairie Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 11 | Open |
| Peters Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Forest Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Watseka Railroad Prairie State Conservation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Kay Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & 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
1Basketball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Middleport Township: August 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 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 38 | 50 | 63 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 66 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Middleport Township →
Next door
Middleport Township and its neighbors
Middleport Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleport Township | 3% | under 0.1 | 8 | 87% | C+ |
| Belmont Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 19 | 50% | C |
| Concord 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 Middleport Township
How much of Middleport 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.
Are dogs allowed on Middleport Township’s trails?
Forest Park and Kay Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Middleport Township?
684 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Middleport Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Middleport Township have?
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #595 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 Middleport Township 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 →