L & M Prairie Nature Heritage Landmark
Nature preserve
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Pleasant Home · Photo: George Maher architect, photographer unknown · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Palmyra Township
Palmyra Township has 108 acres of parks, 38 for every 1,000 residents
OpenStreetMap doesn’t show named parks or mapped trails in Palmyra Township yet. Know a trail or a town park? Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap, and it shows up here on the next refresh.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns · #733 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
118 acres · of 34.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
108 ac
38 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Palmyra Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Palmyra Township is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns, #733 of 768 in Illinois. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Palmyra Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% 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 land38 acres of park per 1,000 residents (108 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 17%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 5%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Palmyra 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.
Oppold Marina
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
118 conserved acres
1% of Palmyra Township’s land. Who manages Palmyra Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city104 ac
Private owners14 ac
Local Recreation Area · 104 acPrivate Historic or Cultural · 12 acPrivate Conservation · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald Hill Golf Course Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 104 | Open |
| L & M Prairie Natural Heritage Landmark Private Historic or Cultural | Private owners | 12 | Closed |
| L & M Prairie Private Conservation | Private owners | 2 | Restricted |
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
8Tennis
1Softball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Palmyra 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 34 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
January is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Palmyra Township →
Next door
Palmyra 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 38 | under 1% | C− |
| Woosung Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sterling Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Dixon 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 Palmyra Township
How much of Palmyra Township is conserved land?
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 Palmyra Township’s trails?
L & M Prairie Nature Heritage Landmark and Oppold Marina don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Palmyra Township?
6,966 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Palmyra Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 108 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Palmyra Township have?
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #733 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 Palmyra 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 →