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Downtown Mounds, ILPhoto: Znns · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Mounds

Few parks or trails are on the map in Mounds

11 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Mounds, 0.1 per square mile of land. 74% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
11 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
74%
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
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
2Basketball

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

When to get out

The walking year in Mounds

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)9.910.811.913.114.114.714.513.612.411.210.19.6
High (°F)434958697886898882715747
Rain (in)3.73.74.95.25.14.24.13.03.34.04.44.2

August is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.2 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mounds →

Questions about parks and trails in Mounds

Is there public land near Mounds?

27,804 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mounds or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Mounds 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 →