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United States Post Office, Milledgeville Illinois 61051 (7580445182)Photo: Wayne Wilkinson · CC BY 2.0
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Outdoors in Milledgeville

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Milledgeville

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 5% of Milledgeville’s land is conserved, about 20 acres. 20 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
5%
20 acres · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
20 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

20 conserved acres

5% of Milledgeville’s land. Who manages Milledgeville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city20 ac
Local Park · 20 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Millwheel Park
Local Park
Town or city14Open
Kiddy Park
Local Park
Town or city3Open
Stover Park
Local Park
Town or city3Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Milledgeville

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Milledgeville

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

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
3Baseball
1Basketball
1Beach volleyball
1Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Milledgeville: April 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.410.511.813.314.515.214.913.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)303447617281848276634735
Rain (in)1.61.82.53.84.55.24.34.13.72.92.42.0

January is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Milledgeville →

Questions about parks and trails in Milledgeville

Is there public land near Milledgeville?

284 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Milledgeville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Milledgeville 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 →