Barnhart Prairie Restoration
Nature preserve
111 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Philo Township
Philo Township has 19 acres of parks, 7.7 for every 1,000 residents
2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Philo Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 74% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
100 acres · of 36.7 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
19 ac
7.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
74%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Philo Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Philo Township is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Philo 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 (2 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land7.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (19 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home74% 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 26%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Firemen's Field
Managed by Village of Philo
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Hazen Park
Managed by Village of Philo
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
All 5 parks & preserves
Barnhart Prairie Restoration111 acres
Firemen's Field3 acres · Village of Philo
Hale Park3 acres · Village of Philo
Hazen Park2 acres · Village of Philo
DirectionsWillow Run Park1 acres · Village of Philo
Who protects it
100 conserved acres
under 1% of Philo Township’s land. Who manages Philo Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners78 ac
State conservation77 ac
Joint77 ac
Town or city14 ac
State natural resources8 ac
Conservation Easement · 163 acUnknown · 78 acLocal Park · 14 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnhart Prairie Grove Restoration Unknown | Private owners | 78 | Restricted |
| Hazen Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Hale Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Philo Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Philo Township
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
County Road 1000 North1.3 mi
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
1Baseball
1Basketball
1Softball
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 Philo 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 39 | 51 | 64 | 74 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 66 | 51 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Philo Township →
Next door
Philo Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Urbana Township4.8 miSidney Township2.8 miPhilo Township2.0 miTolono Township1.5 miCrittenden Township0.6 miSavoy0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philo Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 8 | 74% | C |
| Urbana Township | 2% | 0.2 | 31 | 86% | B |
| Sidney Township | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Tolono Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 13 | 78% | C+ |
| Crittenden Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Savoy | 4% | 0.1 | 11 | 94% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Philo Township
How much of Philo 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 Philo Township’s trails?
Barnhart Prairie Restoration and Firemen's Field don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Philo Township?
3,167 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Philo Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Philo Township have?
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Philo 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 →