Dillehay Park
Park
19 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin) · CC BY 2.5BOutdoors
Outdoors in Mount Morris
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Mount Morris
The biggest trail networks: Dillehay Park (0.7 mi). 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Mount Morris, 0.5 per square mile of land. 2% of Mount Morris’ land is conserved, about 22 acres.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns · #358 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
22 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
25 ac
9.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Mount Morris?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mount Morris have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mount Morris is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns, #358 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 Mount Morris’ overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land9.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (25 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home99% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 65%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 53%
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 Dillehay Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Zickur Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Hal Palmer Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
22 conserved acres
2% of Mount Morris’ land. Who manages Mount Morris’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city22 ac
Local Park · 22 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dillehay Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Mounder Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Zickuhr Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Hal Palmer Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Mount Morris
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mount Morris
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
4Tennis
2Soccer
2Beach volleyball
1Skate park
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Mount Morris Downtown Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2022
About itWhen to get out
September is the best month for walking in Mount Morris
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 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 34 | 46 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 47 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
January is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Mount Morris →
Questions about parks and trails in Mount Morris
Where can I hike in Mount Morris?
The longest trail networks: Dillehay Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mount Morris 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 Mount Morris’ trails?
Dillehay Park and Zickur Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mount Morris?
4,952 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mount Morris or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 25 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mount Morris have?
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #358 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 Morris 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 →