North Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Pawnee
Few parks or trails are on the map in Pawnee
9 acres are parks and preserves, 3.3 per 1,000 residents. 25% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Pawnee’s land is conserved, about 14 acres.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns · #750 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
14 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
3.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
25%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pawnee have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pawnee is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns, #750 of 768 in Illinois. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pawnee’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% 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 land3.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (9 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home25% 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 12%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 2%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Pawnee. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
14 conserved acres
2% of Pawnee’s land. Who manages Pawnee’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city8 ac
State natural resources6 ac
Local Park · 8 acUnknown · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Perschbacher Service Center Unknown | State natural resources | 6 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Pawnee
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Pawnee
1 playground 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
3Baseball
1Football
1Basketball
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 Pawnee
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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 41 | 52 | 65 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 52 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pawnee →
Questions about parks and trails in Pawnee
How much of Pawnee is conserved land?
2% 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 Pawnee’s trails?
North Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pawnee?
3,906 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pawnee or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pawnee have?
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #750 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 Pawnee 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 →