Plum Creek Forest Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
72 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Wiszo8 · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Sauk Village
Sauk Village has 21 acres of parks, 2.2 for every 1,000 residents
5% of Sauk Village’s land is conserved, about 114 acres. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Sauk Village, 0.2 per square mile of land. 71% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns · #589 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
114 acres · of 4.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
21 ac
2.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
71%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sauk Village have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sauk Village is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns, #589 of 768 in Illinois. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sauk Village’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land2.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (21 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home71% 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 39%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 23%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Sauk Village. 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
The longest trail network is Plum Creek Forest Preserve, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
114 conserved acres
5% of Sauk Village’s land. Who manages Sauk Village’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency91 ac
Town or city23 ac
Unknown · 91 acLocal Park · 23 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sauk Trail Unknown | Regional agency | 91 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
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
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Sauk Village: April 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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 71 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Sauk Village →
Next door
Sauk Village and its neighbors
Sauk Village has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Sauk Village
Where can I hike in Sauk Village?
The longest trail networks: Plum Creek Forest Preserve, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sauk Village is conserved land?
5% 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 Sauk Village’s trails?
Plum Creek Forest Preserve doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sauk Village?
8,909 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sauk Village or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 112 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sauk Village have?
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #589 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 Sauk Village 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 →