Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0Odell Township has 29 acres of parks, 27 for every 1,000 residents
1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Odell Township. 81% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Odell Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Odell Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Odell Township is ahead of 37% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
28 conserved acres
under 1% of Odell Township’s land. Who manages Odell Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odell Miller Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Odell Ball Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Odell Pool Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
5 places to go in Odell Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1.9 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.
The best walking months in Odell Township: April, August and September
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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Odell Township →
Odell Township and its neighbors
Odell Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odell Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 27 | 81% | C+ |
| Esmen Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Nevada Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Odell Township
How much of Odell Township 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.
Where can I bike in Odell Township?
1.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Odell Township?
983 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Odell Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 29 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Odell Township have?
Ahead of 37% 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 Odell Township 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 →