Beech Cemetery Preserve
Managed by Natural Land Institute
147 acres
No dogs
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Scott Township
Scott Township has 63 acres of parks, 19 for every 1,000 residents
4.7 miles of mapped trail cross Scott Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 59% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #619 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
66 acres · of 35.9 sq mi of land
Trails
4.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
63 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
59%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Scott Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Scott Township is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #619 of 768 in Illinois. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Scott Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (63 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home59% 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 34%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 19%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to C+. 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
66 conserved acres
under 1% of Scott Township’s land. Who manages Scott Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city63 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits3 ac
State conservation2 ac
Local Park · 63 acState Conservation Area · 3 acConservation Easement · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Junction Park Local Park | Town or city | 54 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Beach Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve State Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 3 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Scott Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Scott Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
3Baseball
3Basketball
2Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Scott Township: 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 34 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 47 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
January is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Scott Township →
Next door
Scott Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Rockford Township51 miMarion Township26 miScott Township4.7 miWhite Rock Township4.5 miMonroe Township2.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 19 | 59% | C |
| Monroe Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 25% | D |
| White Rock Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Marion Township | 2% | 0.6 | 2 | 27% | C |
| Rockford Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Scott Township
How much of Scott Township is conserved land?
under 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 Scott Township’s trails?
Beech Cemetery Preserve doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Scott Township?
8,219 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Scott Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 63 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Scott Township have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #619 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 Scott 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 →