Stookey Township Park
Park
20 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Stookey Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Stookey Township
The biggest trail networks: Stookey Township Park (0.6 mi). 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Stookey Township. 40 acres are parks and preserves, 4.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns · #722 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
170 acres · of 26.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
40 ac
4.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
45%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Stookey Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stookey Township is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns, #722 of 768 in Illinois. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Stookey Township’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 (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land4.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (40 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13CParks close to home45% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 19%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 6%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Stookey Township. 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 still be 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
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
The longest trail network is Stookey Township Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
170 conserved acres
1% of Stookey Township’s land. Who manages Stookey Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners148 ac
County21 ac
Private Park · 148 acLocal Recreation Area · 19 acUnknown · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Clair Country Club Private Park | Private owners | 148 | Open |
| West End Khoury League Ball Fields Local Recreation Area | County | 19 | Open |
| FEMA (HGMP) Funded Buy-out Property Unknown | County | 3 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Stookey Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Stookey Township
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
11Baseball
5Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Stookey 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 46 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 85 | 89 | 88 | 81 | 69 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Stookey Township →
Next door
Stookey Township and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Sugar Loaf Township11 miCentreville Township5.8 miSt. Clair Township5.6 miBelleville4.6 miMillstadt Township3.5 miMillstadt2.0 miStookey Township1.3 miCahokia Heights0.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stookey Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 4 | 45% | C− |
| Belleville | 2% | 0.2 | 9 | 62% | C+ |
| Centreville Township | 9% | 0.2 | 71 | 76% | B+ |
| Cahokia Heights | 3% | under 0.1 | 17 | 77% | C+ |
| St. Clair Township | 3% | 0.3 | 9 | 41% | C+ |
| Millstadt Township | 1% | 0.1 | 14 | 57% | C |
| Sugar Loaf Township | 8% | 0.3 | 45 | 54% | B+ |
| Millstadt | 3% | 0.6 | 23 | 92% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Stookey Township
Where can I hike in Stookey Township?
The longest trail networks: Stookey Township Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Stookey Township 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 Stookey Township’s trails?
Stookey Township Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Stookey Township?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Stookey Township?
14,384 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stookey Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 43 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Stookey Township have?
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #722 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 Stookey Township 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 →