St. Jacob Township Park
Park
20 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
A−Outdoors
Outdoors in St. Jacob
St. Jacob has 24 acres of parks, 14 for every 1,000 residents
0.9 miles of mapped trail cross St. Jacob, 1.1 per square mile of land. 95% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: St. Jacob Township Park (0.8 mi).
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
22 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
24 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
95%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is St. Jacob?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does St. Jacob have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, St. Jacob is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of St. Jacob’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (24 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home95% 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 78%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A−. 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 St. Jacob Township Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mills Pond Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
22 conserved acres
4% of St. Jacob’s land. Who manages St. Jacob’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city22 ac
Local Park · 22 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Jacob Township Park Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in St. Jacob
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in St. Jacob
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
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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
3Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in St. Jacob
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 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 44 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 69 | 55 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in St. Jacob →
Questions about parks and trails in St. Jacob
Where can I hike in St. Jacob?
The longest trail networks: St. Jacob Township Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of St. Jacob is conserved land?
4% 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. Jacob’s trails?
St. Jacob Township Park and Mills Pond Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near St. Jacob?
1,316 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Jacob or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 24 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does St. Jacob have?
Ahead of 78% 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. Jacob 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 →