Horner Recreation Park
Park
46 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Robert Lawton · CC BY-SA 2.5B−Outdoors
Outdoors in O'Fallon Township
O'Fallon Township has 336 acres of parks, 13 for every 1,000 residents
6.3 miles of mapped trail cross O'Fallon Township, 0.2 per square mile of land. 4% of O'Fallon Township’s land is conserved, about 982 acres. 66% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns · #505 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
982 acres · of 35.1 sq mi of land
Trails
6.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
336 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
66%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.6 mi
1.9 mi lanes · 4.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
4
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does O'Fallon Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, O'Fallon Township is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns, #505 of 768 in Illinois. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of O'Fallon Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (336 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home66% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 50%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 34%
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
The longest trail network is Horner Recreation Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Rock Springs Park
Park
43 acres0.1 mi of trail
Scout Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
O'Fallon Family Sports Park
Park
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 8 parks & preserves
Horner Recreation Park46 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsRock Springs Park43 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsO'Fallon City Park35 acres
DirectionsO'Fallon Family Sports Park19 acres
Hesse Park18 acres
DirectionsRohr Park5 acres
DirectionsThoman Park4 acres
Rock Springs Dog Park1 acres
Who protects it
982 conserved acres
4% of O'Fallon Township’s land. Who manages O'Fallon Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)295 ac
Town or city210 ac
Private owners206 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits177 ac
County94 ac
Conservation Easement · 472 acLocal Park · 304 acPrivate Park · 206 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 472 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locust Hills Golf Course Private Park | Private owners | 206 | Open |
| Rock Springs Nature Park Local Park | Town or city | 103 | Open |
| Horner Park Local Park | County | 55 | Open |
| Fee Fishing Lake Local Park | County | 39 | Open |
| O'Fallon Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Hesse Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Family Sports Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Veterans' Monument Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Behren'S St Soccer Fields Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Rohr Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
12 places to go in O'Fallon Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in O'Fallon Township
Moye Playground
DirectionsYMCA Playground
DirectionsPlus 10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.0 mi
Scout Trail0.9 mi
YMCA Walking Track0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
6.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.9 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
4.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
15Tennis
10Baseball
9Soccer
4Pickleball
2Basketball
2Football
2Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in O'Fallon 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 45 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 86 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 69 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in O'Fallon Township →
Next door
O'Fallon Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Shiloh Valley Township12 miCaseyville Township11 miO'Fallon Township6.3 miShiloh4.9 miO'Fallon3.6 miLebanon Township1.5 miJarvis Township1.5 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Fallon Township | 4% | 0.2 | 13 | 66% | B− |
| Caseyville Township | 3% | 0.3 | 16 | 65% | B− |
| Shiloh Valley Township | 3% | 0.4 | 23 | 45% | B− |
| O'Fallon | 5% | 0.2 | 17 | 71% | B |
| Lebanon Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Jarvis Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 9 | 42% | C− |
| Shiloh | 7% | 0.4 | 18 | 38% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in O'Fallon Township
Where can I hike in O'Fallon Township?
The longest trail networks: Horner Recreation Park, 0.2 miles; Rock Springs Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of O'Fallon Township 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.
Are dogs allowed on O'Fallon Township’s trails?
Horner Recreation Park and Rock Springs Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in O'Fallon Township?
6.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.9 of painted or protected lanes and 4.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near O'Fallon Township?
10,793 acres of parks and open public land lie inside O'Fallon Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 336 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does O'Fallon Township have?
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #505 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 O'Fallon 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 →