Morrisonville Village Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: User:Visviva · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Ricks Township
Ricks Township has 5.9 miles of mapped trails, 0.2 for every square mile of land
5 acres are parks and preserves, 4.5 per 1,000 residents. 51% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
76 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
5.9 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
4.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
51%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ricks Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ricks Township is ahead of 21% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ricks Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land4.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13CParks close to home51% 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 21%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Ricks Township. 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 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
76 conserved acres
under 1% of Ricks Township’s land. Who manages Ricks Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional Water Districts76 ac
Conservation Easement · 76 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 76 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
3 places to go in Ricks Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Ricks Township
Morrisonville Village Park PlaygroundIn Morrisonville Village Park
DirectionsPlus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
2Pickleball
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 Ricks 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 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 41 | 52 | 65 | 75 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 67 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.1 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 Ricks Township →
Next door
Ricks Township and its neighbors
Ricks Township has the most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricks Township | under 1% | 0.2 | 4 | 51% | C− |
| Bear Creek Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Greenwood 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 Ricks Township
How much of Ricks 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 Ricks Township’s trails?
Morrisonville Village Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ricks Township?
386 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ricks Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ricks Township have?
Ahead of 21% 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 Ricks 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 →