Sumpter Neal Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Sumpter Township
Sumpter Township has 6.3 miles of mapped trails, 0.1 for every square mile of land
36% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 20 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
41 acres · of 45.7 sq mi of land
Trails
6.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
20 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
36%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
610 ft
Buck Knoll
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sumpter Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sumpter Township is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sumpter Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (20 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home36% 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 22%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Sumpter 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 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
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.
Toledo Legion Ball Diamonds
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
41 conserved acres
under 1% of Sumpter Township’s land. Who manages Sumpter Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners31 ac
Town or city9 ac
Private Historic or Cultural · 31 acLocal Park · 9 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Grissom Farm Natural Heritage Landmark Private Historic or Cultural | Private owners | 16 | Closed |
| Sholem Farm Natural Heritage Landmark Private Historic or Cultural | Private owners | 15 | Closed |
| Sumpter Township Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Sumpter Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Sumpter Township
Buck Knoll610 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
4 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
900N3.6 mi
450N0.7 mi
County Road 450 North0.2 mi
County Road 1100 East0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Lumpkin Heights and Elm Ridge Subdivision Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2017
About itWhen to get out
August is the best month for walking in Sumpter 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 42 | 53 | 65 | 75 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 53 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 5.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sumpter Township →
Next door
Sumpter Township and its neighbors
Sumpter Township has the most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Sumpter Township6.3 miGreenup Township3.7 miUnion Township3.5 miWoodbury Township3.1 miNeoga Township3.0 miSpring Point Township2.3 miCottonwood Township1.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumpter Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 11 | 36% | C− |
| Greenup Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 40% | D |
| Cottonwood Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Woodbury Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Neoga Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 5 | 30% | D |
| Spring Point Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Union 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 Sumpter Township
How much of Sumpter Township is conserved land?
under 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 Sumpter Township’s trails?
Sumpter Neal Park and Toledo Legion Ball Diamonds don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sumpter Township?
1,352 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sumpter Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sumpter Township have?
Ahead of 22% 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 Sumpter 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 →