Fireman's Park
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Staunton
Staunton has 28 acres of parks, 6.5 for every 1,000 residents
80% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns · #690 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
26 acres · of 4.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
28 ac
6.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
80%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.6 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Staunton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Staunton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Staunton is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #690 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Staunton’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land6.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (28 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home80% 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 24%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 10%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Staunton. 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 C+. 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
26 conserved acres
1% of Staunton’s land. Who manages Staunton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city26 ac
Local Park · 26 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Taylor St Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Firemans Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Water Tower Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Staunton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Staunton
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Baseball
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 Staunton
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 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 43 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 68 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Staunton →
Questions about parks and trails in Staunton
How much of Staunton 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 Staunton’s trails?
Fireman's Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Staunton?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Staunton?
337 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Staunton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 28 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Staunton have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #690 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 Staunton 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 →