10% of Orland Township’s land is conserved, and 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park
32 miles of mapped trail cross Orland Township, 0.9 per square mile of land. 10% of Orland Township’s land is conserved, about 2,260 acres. The biggest trail networks: Orland Grassland (5.2 mi), Centennial Park (4.7 mi), Richard F. Kelly Park (1.4 mi).
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns · #122 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
2,260 acres · of 35.7 sq mi of land
Trails
32 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,293 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
45 mi
0.6 mi lanes · 42 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
33
What kind of outdoors town is Orland Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Orland Township is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns, #122 of 768 in Illinois. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Orland Township’s overall grade.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A. 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.
10% of Orland Township’s land. Who manages Orland Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation940 ac
Town or city836 ac
Regional agency473 ac
State natural resources28 ac
County12 ac
Local Park · 1,072 acConservation Easement · 968 acUnknown · 204 acLocal Recreation Area · 45 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 941 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
Centennial Park
Local Park
Regional agency
285
Open
Orland Grassland South
Unknown
Regional agency
158
Open
Siemsen Meadows
Local Park
Regional agency
62
Open
Stellwagen Farm
Local Park
Town or city
58
Open
Tony Bettenhausen Recreation
Local Recreation Area
Regional agency
43
Open
Kelly Park
Local Park
Town or city
39
Open
Breckenridge Park
Local Park
Town or city
28
Open
Arbor Lake
Unknown
Town or city
28
Open
Evergreen View Park
Local Park
Town or city
28
Open
Eagle Ridge Ii Park
Local Park
Town or city
28
Open
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
60 places to go in Orland Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
42 mi
off-road bike paths
3.3 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Orland Park GreenwayBike route
0.8 mi
Courts & fields
52Baseball
37Tennis
24Basketball
21Soccer
18Pickleball
5Football
4Volleyball
3Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Orland Township: April 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
10.5
11.8
13.3
14.5
15.2
14.9
13.8
12.4
11.0
9.8
9.2
High (°F)
32
36
47
60
71
81
84
82
76
63
49
36
Rain (in)
2.2
1.9
2.5
3.9
4.5
4.5
4.1
4.1
3.4
3.5
2.7
2.2
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Orland Township →
Next door
Orland Township and its neighbors
Orland Township has the second most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Orland Township
Where can I hike in Orland Township?
The longest trail networks: Orland Grassland, 5.2 miles; Centennial Park, 4.7 miles; Richard F. Kelly Park, 1.4 miles; Volunteer Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Orland Township is conserved land?
10% 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 Orland Township’s trails?
Orland Grassland and Centennial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Orland Township?
45 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of painted or protected lanes, 42 of off-road paths and 3.3 of shoulders and shared lanes. Named routes: Orland Park Greenway.
Is there public land near Orland Township?
16,722 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Orland Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,452 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Orland Township have?
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #122 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 Orland Township neighbors.