Island Park
Park
17 acres0.6 mi of trail
Walking Path
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Momence
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Momence
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Island Park (0.6 mi). 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Momence, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns · #361 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
23 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
34 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Momence?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Momence have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Momence is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns, #361 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Momence’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (34 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 64%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 53%
Water is 6% of Momence’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
The longest trail network is Island Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
St. Patrick's Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Children's Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Island Park17 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
St. Patrick's Park5 acres
Conrad Park1 acres · City of Momence
DirectionsChildren's Park1 acres
Momence Lion's Club Park1 acres
Who protects it
23 conserved acres
2% of Momence’s land. Water is left out: Momence has 1.6 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Momence’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city23 ac
Local Park · 23 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Island Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Cool Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Conrad Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Walnut Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Jed & Emma Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Walking Path0.5 mi
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
5Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Momence: April, 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 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 37 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 65 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Momence →
Questions about parks and trails in Momence
Where can I hike in Momence?
The longest trail networks: Island Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Momence is conserved land?
2% 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 Momence’s trails?
Island Park and St. Patrick's Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Momence?
2,359 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Momence or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 34 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Momence have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #361 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 Momence 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 →