Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Mount Carmel
35 acres are parks and preserves, 5.1 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Mount Carmel, 0.1 per square mile of land. 4% of Mount Carmel’s land is conserved, about 128 acres.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #619 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
How much outdoors does Mount Carmel have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mount Carmel is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #619 of 768 in Illinois. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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128 conserved acres
4% of Mount Carmel’s land. Who manages Mount Carmel’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wabash River - Mount Carmel Private Conservation | Private owners | 94 | Restricted |
| Mount Carmel City Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Mount Carmel City Pool Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Mcdowell St Ball Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Don Liddle Ball Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Lincoln Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
10 places to go in Mount Carmel
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Plus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in Mount Carmel
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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 45 | 56 | 67 | 77 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 70 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mount Carmel →
Mount Carmel and its neighbors
Mount Carmel has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel | 4% | 0.1 | 5 | 52% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mount Carmel
How much of Mount Carmel is conserved land?
4% 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.
Is there public land near Mount Carmel?
3,168 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mount Carmel or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 35 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mount Carmel have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #619 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 Mount Carmel neighbors.
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 →