Perdueville Pheasant Habitat Area
Managed by Illinois Department of Natural Resources
122 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: User:Visviva · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Patton Township
Patton Township has 169 acres of parks, 33 for every 1,000 residents
87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6.8 miles of mapped trail cross Patton Township, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns · #522 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
172 acres · of 61.3 sq mi of land
Trails
6.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
169 ac
33 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Patton Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Patton Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Patton Township is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns, #522 of 768 in Illinois. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Patton Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land33 acres of park per 1,000 residents (169 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home87% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 47%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 32%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B. 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.
Coady Park
Managed by Paxton Park District
10 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dogs on leash
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Pells Park
Park
8 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
172 conserved acres
under 1% of Patton Township’s land. Who manages Patton Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources122 ac
Town or city44 ac
Private owners6 ac
State conservation4 ac
State Conservation Area · 128 acLocal Park · 44 acConservation Easement · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perdueville State Habitat Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 122 | Open |
| Pool Side Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| James E Bixby Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Pells Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Prospect Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | Private owners | 6 | Closed |
| Paxton Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Howard Thomas Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Fulton Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Patton Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Patton Township
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Patton Township
2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in Patton Township
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
9Tracks
5Basketball
4Baseball
3Soccer
2Pickleball
2Tennis
2Beach volleyball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Patton 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 | 84 | 79 | 66 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Patton Township →
Next door
Patton Township and its neighbors
Patton Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patton Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 33 | 87% | B− |
| Button Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Ludlow Township | 1% | 0.1 | 49 | 84% | B− |
| Dix 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 Patton Township
Where can I hike in Patton Township?
The longest trail networks: Coady Park, 0.2 miles; Pells Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Patton 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 Patton Township’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Coady Park (on leash) and Westlawn Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Patton Township?
2,823 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Patton Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 169 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Patton Township have?
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #522 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 Patton 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 →