Charterwood Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Old Town Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Old Town Township
1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Old Town Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 3.9 per 1,000 residents. 44% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns · #749 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 35.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
3.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
44%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Old Town Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Old Town Township is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns, #749 of 768 in Illinois. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Old Town Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land3.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (13 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13CParks close to home44% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 12%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 2%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Old Town Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C−. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lucky Grotto
Park
4 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Charterwoods Farms Common Area
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
The Grove
Nature preserve
3 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
2 places to go in Old Town Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Old Town Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
2Baseball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Old Town 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 38 | 50 | 63 | 74 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 65 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Old Town Township →
Next door
Old Town Township and its neighbors
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Bloomington28 miBloomington City Township28 miBloomington Township5.6 miDawson Township3.2 miOld Town Township1.8 miDowns Township1.3 miTowanda Township0.7 miDowns0.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Town Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 4 | 44% | D |
| Bloomington | 7% | 1.0 | 15 | 89% | A− |
| Bloomington City Township | 7% | 1.0 | 15 | 89% | A− |
| Dawson Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Downs Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bloomington Township | 1% | 0.3 | 10 | 39% | C |
| Towanda Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 7 | 29% | D |
| Downs | under 1% | 0.2 | 3 | 89% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Old Town Township
Where can I hike in Old Town Township?
The longest trail networks: Lucky Grotto, 0.1 miles; The Grove, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Old Town 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.
Are dogs allowed on Old Town Township’s trails?
Charterwood Park and Lucky Grotto don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Old Town Township?
3,457 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Old Town Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Old Town Township have?
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #749 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 Old Town 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 →