Sumpter Neal Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: MattHucke · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Toledo
Toledo has 20 acres of parks, 16 for every 1,000 residents
2% of Toledo’s land is conserved, about 11 acres. 60% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 31% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
11 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
20 ac
16 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
60%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Toledo have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Toledo is ahead of 31% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Toledo’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land16 acres of park per 1,000 residents (20 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home60% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 31%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. 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
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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
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
11 conserved acres
2% of Toledo’s land. Who manages Toledo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city11 ac
Local Park · 11 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumpter Township Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Cumberland County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1981
About itWhen to get out
August is the best month for walking in Toledo
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) | 37 | 42 | 53 | 65 | 75 | 84 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 53 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 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 Toledo →
Questions about parks and trails in Toledo
How much of Toledo 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.
Are dogs allowed on Toledo’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 Toledo?
785 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Toledo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Toledo have?
Ahead of 31% 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 Toledo 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 →