Photo: DianePearse69 · CC BY-SA 4.0Pana has 55 acres of parks, 10 for every 1,000 residents
86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Pana, 0.1 per square mile of land. 3% of Pana’s land is conserved, about 71 acres.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns · #531 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Pana?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Pana have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pana is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns, #531 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Water is 7% of Pana’s area (0 of 4 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
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.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Kitchell Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Wilburn Park
71 conserved acres
3% of Pana’s land. Water is left out: Pana has 3.9 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Pana’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchell Park Local Park | Town or city | 38 | Open |
| Anderson Prairie Land And Water Reserve Private Conservation | Private owners | 17 | Closed |
| Tanner Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Kehias Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Wilburn Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
4 places to go in Pana
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
0.1 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
August is the best month for walking in Pana
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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 41 | 52 | 65 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 52 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pana →
Pana and its neighbors
Pana has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pana | 3% | 0.1 | 10 | 86% | B− |
| Pana 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 Pana
Where can I hike in Pana?
The longest trail networks: Kitchell Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pana is conserved land?
3% 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 Pana’s trails?
Kitchell Park and Tanner Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pana?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Pana?
74 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pana or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 55 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Pana have?
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #531 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 Pana 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 →