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Sainte Marie, Illinois post officePhoto: TheCatalyst31 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Ste. Marie Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Ste. Marie Township

6 acres are parks and preserves, 8.2 per 1,000 residents. 7.0 miles of mapped trail cross Ste. Marie Township, 0.2 per square mile of land. 47% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
1%
254 acres · of 43.3 sq mi of land
Trails
7.0 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
8.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
47%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
515 ft
Indian Mound
Lakes & rivers
1
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
Who protects it

254 conserved acres

1% of Ste. Marie Township’s land. Who manages Ste. Marie Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)254 ac
Conservation Easement · 254 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 254 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

2 places to go in Ste. Marie Township

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Ste. Marie Township
Indian Mound515 ft elevation
Directions
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
1Baseball
1Tennis

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 Ste. Marie 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.613.712.411.110.09.4
High (°F)384354667584878680685442
Rain (in)3.22.53.64.94.94.94.43.23.33.73.83.0

February is the driest month (2.5 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 Ste. Marie Township →

Next door

Ste. Marie Township and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Ste. Marie Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Willow Hill Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Martin Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Fox Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
German Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Preston Townshipunder 1%0.3under 1under 1%D
Southwest 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 Ste. Marie Township

Is there public land near Ste. Marie Township?

1,970 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ste. Marie Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Ste. Marie Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →