Maranatha Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Riverside Township
28% of Riverside Township’s land is conserved: 3,098 acres
36% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Riverside Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 5.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
28%
3,098 acres · of 17.4 sq mi of land
Trails
2.0 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
5.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
36%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Riverside Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Riverside Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Riverside Township is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Riverside Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land28% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land5.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (12 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13CParks close to home36% 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 44%
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Water is 19% of Riverside Township’s area (4 of 22 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 22%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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.
Bob Bangert Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
3,098 conserved acres
28% of Riverside Township’s land. Water is left out: Riverside Township has 17.4 square miles of land and 4.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Riverside Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers2,935 ac
Town or city187 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)65 ac
Other state land2 ac
Recreation Management Area · 2,935 acUnknown · 187 acConservation Easement · 65 acState Park · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 65 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 2,935 | Open |
| Quinsippi Island Unknown | Town or city | 187 | Open |
| Sid Simpson State Park State Park | Other state land | 2 | Open |
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Tennis
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Riverside 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 41 | 53 | 65 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 86 | 79 | 67 | 52 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
January is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Riverside Township →
Next door
Riverside Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Quincy13 miQuincy Township13 miUrsa Township3.5 miMelrose Township2.3 miRiverside Township2.0 miEllington Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Township | 28% | 0.1 | 6 | 36% | C+ |
| Quincy | 9% | 0.8 | 24 | 89% | A |
| Quincy Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Ellington Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 6% | D− |
| Ursa Township | 11% | 0.1 | 8 | 39% | C+ |
| Melrose Township | 3% | 0.1 | 13 | 5% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Riverside Township
How much of Riverside Township is conserved land?
28% 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 Riverside Township’s trails?
Maranatha Park and Bob Bangert Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Riverside Township?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Riverside Township?
13,348 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Riverside Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,059 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Riverside Township have?
Ahead of 44% 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 Riverside 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 →