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Outdoors in Tamms

Few parks or trails are on the map in Tamms

3% of Tamms’ land is conserved, about 51 acres. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Tamms, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
3%
51 acres · of 2.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

51 conserved acres

3% of Tamms’ land. Who manages Tamms’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service47 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)24 ac
U.S. Forest Service4 ac
National Wildlife Refuge · 47 acConservation Easement · 24 acNational Forest · 4 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 24 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service47Restricted
Shawnee National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service4Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Tamms

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

Playgrounds in Tamms

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

History along the way

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.

History →
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad DepotBuilding · listed 1986
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Tamms

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)9.910.811.913.114.214.714.513.612.411.210.19.6
High (°F)434858697886898882715747
Rain (in)3.53.64.75.25.24.24.13.03.33.94.54.0

August is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 5.2 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Tamms →

Questions about parks and trails in Tamms

Is there public land near Tamms?

37,046 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tamms or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Tamms 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 →