Nature At The Confluence
Park
16 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: B45p32b · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in South Beloit
South Beloit has 216 acres of parks, 27 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Nature At The Confluence (0.5 mi). 76% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.8 miles of mapped trail cross South Beloit, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns · #293 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
192 acres · of 6.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.8 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
216 ac
27 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
76%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.3 mi
2.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
1 beach
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does South Beloit have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, South Beloit is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns, #293 of 768 in Illinois. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, conserved land lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of South Beloit’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land27 acres of park per 1,000 residents (216 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home76% 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 71%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 62%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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 Nature At The Confluence, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
South Beloit Municipal Park
Park
72 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
192 conserved acres
5% of South Beloit’s land. Who manages South Beloit’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city192 ac
Local Park · 183 acState Conservation Area · 9 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Beloit City Park Local Park | Town or city | 183 | Open |
| Beloit Gravel Prairie State Conservation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in South Beloit
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in South Beloit
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in South Beloit
City Park PlaygroundIn South Beloit Municipal Park
DirectionsPlus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Tennis
3Pickleball
2Basketball
2Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in South Beloit: July 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 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 33 | 45 | 59 | 71 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 62 | 46 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
January is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in South Beloit →
Next door
South Beloit and its neighbors
South Beloit has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in South Beloit
Where can I hike in South Beloit?
The longest trail networks: Nature At The Confluence, 0.5 miles; South Beloit Municipal Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of South Beloit 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 South Beloit’s trails?
Nature At The Confluence and South Beloit Municipal Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in South Beloit?
2.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near South Beloit?
7,388 acres of parks and open public land lie inside South Beloit or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 216 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does South Beloit have?
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #293 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 South Beloit 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 →