Photo: Mingusboodle at English Wikipedia · Public domainPittsfield has 20 acres of parks, 4.5 for every 1,000 residents
83% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Pittsfield, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #615 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Pittsfield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Pittsfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pittsfield is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #615 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Water is 8% of Pittsfield’s area (0 of 5 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
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
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21 conserved acres
1% of Pittsfield’s land. Water is left out: Pittsfield has 4.8 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Pittsfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Lowry Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Little League Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
3 places to go in Pittsfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
2 lakes & rivers
0.0 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.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
August is the best month for walking in Pittsfield
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) | 36 | 41 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 53 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pittsfield →
Pittsfield and its neighbors
Pittsfield has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsfield | 1% | 0.2 | 4 | 83% | C |
| Pittsfield 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 Pittsfield
How much of Pittsfield 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.
Is there public land near Pittsfield?
1,839 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pittsfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Pittsfield have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #615 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 Pittsfield 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 →