Few parks or trails are on the map in Santa Fe Township
0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Santa Fe Township. 1% of Santa Fe Township’s land is conserved, about 223 acres. 52% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Santa Fe Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Santa Fe Township is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
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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223 conserved acres
1% of Santa Fe Township’s land. Who manages Santa Fe Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 130 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaskaskia River - Carlyle Private Conservation | Private owners | 93 | Restricted |
2 places to go in Santa Fe Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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 walking year in Santa Fe 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 45 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 69 | 55 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Santa Fe Township →
Santa Fe Township 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 10 | 52% | C− |
| Lake Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Covington Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Wade Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 36 | 64% | C+ |
| Germantown Township | 1% | 0.1 | 11 | 51% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Santa Fe Township
How much of Santa Fe 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.
Is there public land near Santa Fe Township?
2,219 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Santa Fe Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Santa Fe Township have?
Ahead of 25% 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 Santa Fe 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 →