Photo: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin) · CC BY 2.5Few parks or trails are on the map in Stillman Valley
87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Stillman Valley’s land is conserved, about 6 acres. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 4.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Stillman Valley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Stillman Valley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stillman Valley is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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6 conserved acres
2% of Stillman Valley’s land. Who manages Stillman Valley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bicentennial Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
September is the best month for walking in Stillman Valley
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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 34 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
January is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Stillman Valley →
Questions about parks and trails in Stillman Valley
How much of Stillman Valley is conserved land?
2% 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.
Is there public land near Stillman Valley?
3,304 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stillman Valley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Stillman Valley have?
Ahead of 27% 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 Stillman Valley neighbors.
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 →