Monroe Center park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin) · CC BY 2.5DOutdoors
Outdoors in Monroe Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Monroe Township
1 acre is park or preserve, 0.7 per 1,000 residents. 2.1 miles of mapped trail cross Monroe Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 25% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 36.1 sq mi of land
Trails
2.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
0.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
25%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Monroe Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Monroe Township is ahead of 8% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Monroe Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land0.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1 acre) · IL 15 · U.S. 13DParks close to home25% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 8%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Monroe Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be D. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
1 places to go in Monroe Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Dog parks in Monroe Township
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Monroe center park path0.2 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
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Monroe 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 34 | 46 | 60 | 71 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 47 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
January is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Monroe Township →
Next door
Monroe Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Rockford Township51 miCherry Valley Township38 miFranklin Township24 miScott Township4.7 miLynnville Township3.8 miMonroe Township2.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 25% | D |
| Scott Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 19 | 59% | C |
| Franklin Township | 6% | 0.7 | 5 | 69% | B |
| Lynnville Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Cherry Valley Township | 14% | 1.2 | 138 | 63% | A |
| Rockford 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 Monroe Township
How much of Monroe Township is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Monroe Township’s trails?
Monroe Center park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Monroe Township?
8,351 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Monroe Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Monroe Township have?
Ahead of 8% 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 Monroe 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 →