Coral Woods Conservation Area
Managed by McHenry County Conservation District
155 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Riley Township
Riley Township has 257 acres of parks, 86 for every 1,000 residents
6.1 miles of mapped trail cross Riley Township, 0.2 per square mile of land. 4% of Riley Township’s land is conserved, about 932 acres. 60% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns · #400 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
932 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
6.1 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
257 ac
86 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
60%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Riley Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Riley Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Riley Township is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns, #400 of 768 in Illinois. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Riley Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land86 acres of park per 1,000 residents (257 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13AParks 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 61%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 48%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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.
Who protects it
932 conserved acres
4% of Riley Township’s land. Who manages Riley Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency925 ac
State natural resources679 ac
Conservation Easement · 679 acLocal Conservation Area · 553 acUnknown · 288 acLocal Park · 75 acLocal Resource Management Area · 9 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 5 of 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coon Creek 2 Unknown | Regional agency | 288 | Unknown |
| Coon Creek 3 Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 269 | Unknown |
| Coral Woods 13 Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 102 | Open |
| Indian Oaks Park Local Park | Regional agency | 74 | Open |
| Coral Woods 10 Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 65 | Open |
| Coon Creek 7 Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 42 | Unknown |
| Coon Creek 4 Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 39 | Unknown |
| Coon Creek 8 Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 36 | Unknown |
| Coral Woods Local Resource Management Area | Regional agency | 9 | Open |
| Ridge Park Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Riley 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 34 | 46 | 59 | 71 | 80 | 84 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 47 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Riley Township →
Next door
Riley Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Spring Township29 miMarengo Township15 miGenoa Township7.8 miRiley Township6.1 miCoral Township5.9 miSeneca Township5.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Township | 4% | 0.2 | 86 | 60% | B |
| Marengo Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Spring Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Genoa Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Coral Township | 6% | 0.2 | 224 | 23% | B |
| Seneca Township | 4% | 0.2 | 101 | 40% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Riley Township
How much of Riley Township is conserved land?
4% 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 Riley Township’s trails?
Coral Woods Conservation Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Riley Township?
10,541 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Riley Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 257 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Riley Township have?
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #400 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 Riley 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 →