Wildlife Prairie Park
Managed by Friends of Wildlife Prairie Park
88 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Rosefield Township
Rosefield Township has 105 acres of parks, 104 for every 1,000 residents
0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Rosefield Township. 13% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Rosefield Township’s land is conserved, about 538 acres.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
538 acres · of 36.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
105 ac
104 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
13%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Rosefield Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Rosefield Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rosefield Township is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Rosefield Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land104 acres of park per 1,000 residents (105 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home13% 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 34%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Rosefield 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
538 conserved acres
2% of Rosefield Township’s land. Who manages Rosefield Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional Water Districts433 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits105 ac
Conservation Easement · 433 acPrivate Park · 105 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 433 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel and Bill Rutherford's Wildlife Prairie Park Private Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 85 | Open |
| K Sportsman Club Private Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 20 | Open |
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Rosefield Township: April, August 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 38 | 50 | 63 | 74 | 83 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 65 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Rosefield Township →
Next door
Rosefield Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Jubilee Township43 miKickapoo Township33 miRadnor Township6.3 miElmwood Township4.1 miRosefield Township0.9 miLogan Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosefield Township | 2% | under 0.1 | 104 | 13% | C |
| Kickapoo Township | 13% | 1.0 | 268 | 55% | A |
| Elmwood Township | 2% | 0.1 | 114 | 84% | B |
| Logan Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 51 | 56% | C |
| Jubilee Township | 15% | 1.2 | 2,150 | 50% | A |
| Radnor Township | 2% | 0.2 | 82 | 68% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Rosefield Township
How much of Rosefield Township is conserved land?
2% 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 Rosefield Township’s trails?
Wildlife Prairie Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Rosefield Township?
13,454 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rosefield Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 105 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Rosefield Township have?
Ahead of 34% 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 Rosefield 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 →