Frazier Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Mount Pulaski
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Mount Pulaski
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Mount Pulaski, 0.2 per square mile of land. 16 acres are parks and preserves, 10 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
3 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
16 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Mount Pulaski?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mount Pulaski have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mount Pulaski is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. 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 Pulaski’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (16 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 50%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
East Park
Park
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
North park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Farmers Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
3 conserved acres
under 1% of Mount Pulaski’s land. Who manages Mount Pulaski’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city3 ac
Local Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| North Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Mount Pulaski
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mount Pulaski
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
1Baseball
1Basketball
1Tennis
1Beach volleyball
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).
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Mount Pulaski
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 40 | 51 | 65 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 84 | 79 | 66 | 52 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Mount Pulaski →
Questions about parks and trails in Mount Pulaski
Where can I hike in Mount Pulaski?
The longest trail networks: East Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mount Pulaski 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 Mount Pulaski’s trails?
Frazier Park and East Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mount Pulaski?
1,142 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mount Pulaski or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mount Pulaski have?
Ahead of 50% 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 Mount Pulaski 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 →