Griswold Conservation Area
Nature preserve
40 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
COutdoors
Outdoors in Pleasant View Township
Pleasant View Township has 42 acres of parks, 34 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Griswold Conservation Area (1 mi). 60% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Pleasant View Township.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
41 acres · of 30.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
42 ac
34 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
60%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
673 ft
Blue Mound
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pleasant View Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pleasant View Township is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pleasant View Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land34 acres of park per 1,000 residents (42 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home60% 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 32%
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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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Griswold Conservation Area, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Wise Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
41 conserved acres
under 1% of Pleasant View Township’s land. Who manages Pleasant View Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency39 ac
Town or city1 ac
Local Conservation Area · 39 acUnknown · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griswold Conservation Area Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 39 | Open |
| Blue Mound Swim Pool Unknown | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Pleasant View Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Pleasant View Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Pleasant View Township
Blue Mound673 ft elevation · In Griswold Conservation Area
DirectionsBiking & 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
1Basketball
1Baseball
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 Pleasant View 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) | 9.7 | 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 | 40 | 52 | 65 | 75 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 52 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Pleasant View Township →
Next door
Pleasant View Township and its neighbors
Pleasant View Township has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Prairieton Township5.6 miPleasant View Township1.0 miBlue Mound Township0.0 miSouth Macon Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant View Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 34 | 60% | C |
| Blue Mound Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Prairieton Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| South Macon Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 148 | 67% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pleasant View Township
Where can I hike in Pleasant View Township?
The longest trail networks: Griswold Conservation Area, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pleasant View 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 Pleasant View Township’s trails?
Griswold Conservation Area and Wise Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pleasant View Township?
3,652 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pleasant View Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 43 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pleasant View Township have?
Ahead of 32% 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 Pleasant View 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 →