Scripps Park
Park
127 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Rushville
Rushville has 130 acres of parks, 47 for every 1,000 residents
87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Rushville’s land is conserved, about 11 acres.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns · #565 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
11 acres · of 1.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
130 ac
47 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Rushville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Rushville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rushville is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns, #565 of 768 in Illinois. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Rushville’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land47 acres of park per 1,000 residents (130 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home87% 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 43%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 26%
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.
Who protects it
11 conserved acres
1% of Rushville’s land. Who manages Rushville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city11 ac
Local Park · 11 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scripps Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Public Square Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Rushville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Rushville
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Phoenix Opera House BlockBuilding · listed 1985
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Rushville: July and August
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 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 40 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 78 | 66 | 51 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.0 |
January is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Rushville →
Questions about parks and trails in Rushville
How much of Rushville 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 Rushville’s trails?
Scripps Park and Rushville Town Square don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Rushville?
2,437 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rushville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 130 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Rushville have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #565 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 Rushville 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 →