Mskoda Land and Water Reserve
Managed by The Nature Conservancy
636 acres2.3 mi of trail
Dogs usually not allowed
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Chris Light · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in St. Anne Township
St. Anne Township has 645 acres of parks, 298 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Mskoda Land and Water Reserve (2.3 mi). 3.0 miles of mapped trail cross St. Anne Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 46% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
642 acres · of 30.3 sq mi of land
Trails
3.0 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
645 ac
298 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
46%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is St. Anne Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does St. Anne Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, St. Anne Township is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of St. Anne Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land298 acres of park per 1,000 residents (645 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home46% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 54%
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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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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The longest trail network is Mskoda Land and Water Reserve, with 2.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kankakee Sands in Illinois
Managed by The Nature Conservancy
636 acres
Dogs usually not allowed
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
St. Anne Community Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
642 conserved acres
3% of St. Anne Township’s land. Who manages St. Anne Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits634 ac
State conservation628 ac
Private owners8 ac
Private Conservation · 642 acConservation Easement · 628 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankakee Sands Fee Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 634 | Unknown |
| Little Beaver Creek Private Conservation | Private owners | 8 | Restricted |
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
4Baseball
2Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in St. Anne 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 37 | 49 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 65 | 50 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in St. Anne Township →
Next door
St. Anne Township and its neighbors
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Beaverville Township23 miAroma Township7.4 miSt. Anne Township3.0 miPapineau Township2.1 miPembroke Township2.0 miGaneer Township1.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Anne Township | 3% | 0.1 | 298 | 46% | B− |
| Pembroke Township | 7% | under 0.1 | 442 | 20% | B− |
| Aroma Township | 1% | 0.2 | 37 | 54% | B− |
| Beaverville Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Ganeer Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 10 | 58% | C− |
| Papineau 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 St. Anne Township
Where can I hike in St. Anne Township?
The longest trail networks: Mskoda Land and Water Reserve, 2.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of St. Anne Township is conserved land?
3% 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 St. Anne Township’s trails?
Mskoda Land and Water Reserve and Kankakee Sands in Illinois don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near St. Anne Township?
4,049 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Anne Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 645 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does St. Anne Township have?
Ahead of 54% 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 St. Anne 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 →