Ursa Park
Park
8 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Ursa Township
11% of Ursa Township’s land is conserved: 3,907 acres
3.5 miles of mapped trail cross Ursa Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 8.1 per 1,000 residents. 39% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
3,907 acres · of 57.1 sq mi of land
Trails
3.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
8.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
39%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Ursa Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ursa Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ursa Township is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ursa Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land8.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home39% 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 39%
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Water is 6% of Ursa Township’s area (4 of 61 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 10%.
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
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 Ursa Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
3,907 conserved acres
11% of Ursa Township’s land. Water is left out: Ursa Township has 57.1 square miles of land and 3.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Ursa Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Army Corps of Engineers3,907 ac
Recreation Management Area · 3,907 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Rv Pools 11-22 Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 3,907 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Ursa Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Ursa Township
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Beach volleyball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Ursa 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 40 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 66 | 52 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
January is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 5.1 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ursa Township →
Next door
Ursa Township and its neighbors
Ursa Township has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ursa Township | 11% | 0.1 | 8 | 39% | C+ |
| Lima Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Mendon Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 60% | D |
| Riverside Township | 28% | 0.1 | 6 | 36% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Ursa Township
Where can I hike in Ursa Township?
The longest trail networks: Ursa Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Ursa Township is conserved land?
11% 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 Ursa Township’s trails?
Ursa Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ursa Township?
11,069 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ursa Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,931 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ursa Township have?
Ahead of 39% 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 Ursa 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 →