Photo: Nyttend · Public domainTaylorville has 249 acres of parks, 23 for every 1,000 residents
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Taylorville. 4% of Taylorville’s land is conserved, about 260 acres. 66% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns · #517 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
How much outdoors does Taylorville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Taylorville is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns, #517 of 768 in Illinois. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Water is 16% of Taylorville’s area (2 of 12 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
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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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Manners Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kiwanis Club Park
260 conserved acres
4% of Taylorville’s land. Water is left out: Taylorville has 10.3 square miles of land and 1.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Taylorville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 21 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Golf Course Unknown | Town or city | 153 | Open |
| Manners Park Local Park | Town or city | 38 | Open |
| Jaynes Park Local Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Kiwanis Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
4 places to go in Taylorville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
4.4 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
August is the best month for walking in Taylorville
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 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 41 | 52 | 65 | 75 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 67 | 52 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.8 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Taylorville →
Questions about parks and trails in Taylorville
Where can I hike in Taylorville?
The longest trail networks: Manners Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Taylorville is conserved land?
4% 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 Taylorville’s trails?
Manners Park and Jaynes Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Taylorville?
4.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Taylorville?
3,058 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Taylorville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 249 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Taylorville have?
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #517 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 Taylorville 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 →