Somonauk Community Park
Park
19 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Somonauk
Somonauk has 25 acres of parks, 16 for every 1,000 residents
91% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Somonauk, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
16 acres · of 2.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
25 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
91%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Somonauk?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Somonauk have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Somonauk is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Somonauk’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (25 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home91% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 59%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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 Somonauk Community Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Sannauk Forest Preserve
Nature preserve
2 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
16 conserved acres
1% of Somonauk’s land. Who manages Somonauk’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city16 ac
Local Park · 16 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somonauk Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Illowa Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Finding Heroes Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| North Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Somonauk
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Somonauk
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
40Basketball
10Soccer
9Baseball
3Pickleball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Somonauk: 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) | 30 | 35 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 48 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Somonauk →
Next door
Somonauk and its neighbors
Somonauk has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somonauk | 1% | 0.5 | 16 | 91% | B |
| Sandwich | 3% | 0.2 | 12 | 98% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Somonauk
Where can I hike in Somonauk?
The longest trail networks: Somonauk Community Park, 0.1 miles; Sannauk Forest Preserve, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Somonauk 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 Somonauk’s trails?
Somonauk Community Park and Sannauk Forest Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Somonauk?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Somonauk?
4,004 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Somonauk or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 25 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Somonauk have?
Ahead of 59% 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 Somonauk 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 →