Rench Park
Managed by Stickney Park District
77 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Stickney
6% of Stickney’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 6% of Stickney’s land is conserved, about 77 acres. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Stickney, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #345 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
77 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
81 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Stickney?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Stickney have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stickney is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #345 of 768 in Illinois. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Stickney’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4CPark land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (81 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 66%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 55%
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
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.
Haley Park
Managed by Stickney Park District
3 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
77 conserved acres
6% of Stickney’s land. Who manages Stickney’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency75 ac
Town or city2 ac
Local Park · 77 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Park Pavilion Local Park | Regional agency | 75 | Open |
| Haley Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Stickney
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Stickney
4 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
7Baseball
2Basketball
2Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Stickney: April, July 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 71 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Stickney →
Next door
Stickney and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stickney | 6% | 0.1 | 12 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Stickney Township | 3% | 0.2 | 5 | 99% | B− |
| Chicago | 8% | 1.1 | 4 | 99% | A− |
| Forest View | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Cicero | 2% | 0.3 | 1 | 99%+ | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Stickney
Where can I hike in Stickney?
The longest trail networks: Haley Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Stickney is conserved land?
6% 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 Stickney’s trails?
Rench Park and Haley Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Stickney?
10,567 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stickney or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 81 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Stickney have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #345 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 Stickney 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 →