32% of Round Lake Heights’ land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 32% of Round Lake Heights’ land is conserved, about 124 acres. 128 acres are parks and preserves, 50 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns · #205 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Round Lake Heights?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Round Lake Heights have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Round Lake Heights is ahead of 80% of U.S. towns, #205 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Water is 9% of Round Lake Heights’ area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 31%.
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
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124 conserved acres
32% of Round Lake Heights’ land. Water is left out: Round Lake Heights has 0.6 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Round Lake Heights’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Of Round Lake Heights Open Space Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 83 | Open |
| Shagbark Nature Preserve Local Park | Regional agency | 36 | Open |
| Chesapeake Trails Park Local Park | Regional agency | 3 | Open |
| Arrowhead Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Cedarwood Circle Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Round Lake Heights: July to 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 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 34 | 45 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Round Lake Heights →
Round Lake Heights and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Lake Heights | 32% | under 0.1 | 50 | 99%+ | A− |
| Long Lake | 2% | 0.1 | 2 | 78% | C |
| Round Lake Beach | 17% | 0.6 | 19 | 99%+ | A |
| Lake Villa | 18% | 0.8 | 41 | 99%+ | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Round Lake Heights
How much of Round Lake Heights is conserved land?
32% 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 Round Lake Heights?
23,324 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Round Lake Heights or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 128 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Round Lake Heights have?
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #205 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 Round Lake Heights 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 →