Charles Franks House · Photo: Boscophotos · CC BY-SA 3.0Rock Creek-Lima Township has 2 acres of parks, 1.2 for every 1,000 residents
3.8 miles of mapped trail cross Rock Creek-Lima Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 68% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Rock Creek-Lima Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rock Creek-Lima Township is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
5 conserved acres
under 1% of Rock Creek-Lima Township’s land. Who manages Rock Creek-Lima Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookville Lutheran Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | Private owners | 2 | Closed |
| Lanark City Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Brookville Lutheran Cemetery Prairie Private Conservation | Private owners | 1 | Closed |
3 lakes & rivers
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Rock Creek-Lima Township: 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 34 | 47 | 60 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 47 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
January is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Rock Creek-Lima Township →
Rock Creek-Lima Township and its neighbors
Rock Creek-Lima Township has the most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek-Lima Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 68% | D |
| Cherry Grove-Shannon Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 53% | D |
| Elkhorn Grove Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Wysox Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 50 | 79% | C+ |
| Salem 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 Rock Creek-Lima Township
How much of Rock Creek-Lima 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.
Is there public land near Rock Creek-Lima Township?
477 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rock Creek-Lima Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Rock Creek-Lima Township have?
Ahead of 14% 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 Rock Creek-Lima Township neighbors.
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 →