Manske-Niemann Farm · Photo: Boscophotos · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in South Litchfield Township
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross South Litchfield Township. 78% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 41 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns · #677 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is South Litchfield Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does South Litchfield Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, South Litchfield Township is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns, #677 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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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41 conserved acres
under 1% of South Litchfield Township’s land. Who manages South Litchfield Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walton Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Davis Park Local Park | Regional agency | 10 | Open |
| Echlin Park Local Park | Regional agency | 6 | Open |
| Gillespie Prairie State Natural Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 5 | Open |
| Schalk Baseball Fields Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 3 | Open |
| Plummer Memorial Park Local Park | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
2 places to go in South Litchfield Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 lakes & rivers
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.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
August is the best month for walking in South Litchfield 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 42 | 53 | 65 | 75 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 53 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in South Litchfield Township →
South Litchfield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Litchfield Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 13 | 78% | C |
| North Litchfield Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 56% | D |
| Cahokia Township | 1% | 0.1 | 19 | 64% | C |
| Litchfield | 1% | 0.1 | 6 | 77% | C |
| Hillsboro 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 South Litchfield Township
How much of South Litchfield 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.
Is there public land near South Litchfield Township?
1,185 acres of parks and open public land lie inside South Litchfield Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 41 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does South Litchfield Township have?
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #677 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 Litchfield 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 →