Memorial Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Posen
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Posen
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 15 acres are parks and preserves, 2.9 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Posen’s land is conserved, about 14 acres.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #617 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
14 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
15 ac
2.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Posen?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Posen have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Posen is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #617 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Posen’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 land2.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (15 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 34%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 20%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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
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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.
Commisioners Park
Managed by Posen Park District
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
14 conserved acres
2% of Posen’s land. Who manages Posen’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency14 ac
Local Park · 14 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Park Local Park | Regional agency | 8 | Open |
| Commissioners Park Local Park | Regional agency | 4 | Open |
| Therapeutic Park Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
| Zuziak Park Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
When to get out
The best walking months in Posen: April and September
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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Posen →
Next door
Posen and its neighbors
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Bremen Township23 miThornton Township21 miMarkham3.8 miHarvey1.5 miBlue Island0.6 miDixmoor0.1 miPosen0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Posen | 2% | under 0.1 | 3 | 99%+ | C |
| Dixmoor | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 92% | C− |
| Harvey | 2% | 0.2 | 4 | 99% | B− |
| Blue Island | 2% | 0.1 | 2 | 99% | C+ |
| Markham | 14% | 0.7 | 34 | 95% | A |
| Bremen Township | 6% | 0.6 | 10 | 98% | B+ |
| Thornton Township | 7% | 0.5 | 8 | 98% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Posen
How much of Posen 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 Posen’s trails?
Memorial Park and Commisioners Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Posen?
9,762 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Posen or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Posen have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #617 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 Posen 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 →