John Slifka Memorial Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Olive Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Olive Township
29 acres are parks and preserves, 18 per 1,000 residents. 46% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
29 acres · of 31.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
29 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
46%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.1 mi
3.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Olive Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Olive Township is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Olive Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land18 acres of park per 1,000 residents (29 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home46% 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 20%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Olive 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
29 conserved acres
under 1% of Olive Township’s land. Who manages Olive Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city29 ac
Local Park · 29 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miners Memorial Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| John Slifka Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Baseball
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 Olive 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 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 43 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 54 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Olive Township →
Next door
Olive Township and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 18 | 46% | C− |
| Alhambra Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 56 | 47% | C |
| Staunton Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Omphghent Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 6 | 43% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Olive Township
How much of Olive 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 Olive Township’s trails?
John Slifka Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Olive Township?
3.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Olive Township?
612 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Olive Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 29 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Olive Township have?
Ahead of 20% 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 Olive 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 →