Macon Memorial Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in South Macon Township
South Macon Township has 189 acres of parks, 148 for every 1,000 residents
1% of South Macon Township’s land is conserved, about 317 acres. 67% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
317 acres · of 33.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
189 ac
148 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
67%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is South Macon Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does South Macon Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, South Macon Township is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of South Macon Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land148 acres of park per 1,000 residents (189 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home67% 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 42%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in South Macon Township. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
317 conserved acres
1% of South Macon Township’s land. Who manages South Macon Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency252 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits65 ac
Local Conservation Area · 171 acUnknown · 145 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Branch 2 Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 145 | Open |
| Grove Branch Conservation Area Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 79 | Open |
| Willow Branch Conservation Area 1 (East) Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 50 | Open |
| Willow Branch Conservation Area 1 (West) Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 42 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in South Macon Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in South Macon Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
4Baseball
3Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in South Macon 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 40 | 51 | 64 | 74 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 52 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.7 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in South Macon Township →
Next door
South Macon Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
South Wheatland Township12 miMount Zion Township8.4 miPleasant View Township1.0 miSouth Macon Township0.0 miMoweaqua Township0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Macon Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 148 | 67% | C+ |
| Moweaqua Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| South Wheatland Township | 5% | 0.4 | 246 | 51% | B+ |
| Pleasant View Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 34 | 60% | C |
| Mount Zion Township | 1% | 0.1 | 45 | 79% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in South Macon Township
How much of South Macon Township 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 South Macon Township’s trails?
Macon Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near South Macon Township?
5,147 acres of parks and open public land lie inside South Macon Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 335 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does South Macon Township have?
Ahead of 42% 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 South Macon 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 →