American Legion Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Roodhouse Township
Roodhouse Township has 140 acres of parks, 79 for every 1,000 residents
86% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
147 acres · of 39.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
140 ac
79 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
86%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Roodhouse Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Roodhouse Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Roodhouse Township is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Roodhouse Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% 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 land79 acres of park per 1,000 residents (140 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home86% 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 42%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Roodhouse 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 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
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
147 conserved acres
1% of Roodhouse Township’s land. Who manages Roodhouse Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits79 ac
Town or city61 ac
Private owners6 ac
Private Recreation or Education · 70 acLocal Park · 61 acLocal Recreation Area · 9 acPrivate Conservation · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roodhouse Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 52 | Open |
| Sandy Creek Baptist Camp Private Recreation or Education | Land trusts & nonprofits | 38 | Open |
| Wolf Run Bow Hunters Private Recreation or Education | Land trusts & nonprofits | 32 | Open |
| American Legion Park Local Recreation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 9 | Open |
| Roodhouse City Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Roodhouse Site Private Conservation | Private owners | 6 | Restricted |
| Public Square Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Roodhouse Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Roodhouse Township
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
4Baseball
3Basketball
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 Roodhouse 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 | 42 | 53 | 65 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 53 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Roodhouse Township →
Next door
Roodhouse Township and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roodhouse Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 79 | 86% | C+ |
| White Hall Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Patterson Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Athensville 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 Roodhouse Township
How much of Roodhouse Township is conserved land?
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 Roodhouse Township’s trails?
American Legion Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Roodhouse Township?
1,015 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Roodhouse Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 140 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Roodhouse Township have?
Ahead of 42% 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 Roodhouse 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 →