Meridian Park
Park
19 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Old Stone Hotel · Photo: IvoShandor · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Warren
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Warren
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 29 acres are parks and preserves, 20 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Warren, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
17 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
29 ac
20 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Warren?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Warren have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Warren is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Warren’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4BPark land20 acres of park per 1,000 residents (29 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 77%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Warren. 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 B to A. 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 Meridian Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
17 conserved acres
3% of Warren’s land. Who manages Warren’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city17 ac
Local Recreation Area · 7 acLocal Park · 6 acUnknown · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Fairground Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Meridian Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Unnamed Property Unknown | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Warren
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Warren
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
2Basketball
1Soccer
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
September is the best month for walking in Warren
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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 32 | 45 | 59 | 70 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 61 | 46 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
January is the driest month (1.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Warren →
Questions about parks and trails in Warren
Where can I hike in Warren?
The longest trail networks: Meridian Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Warren is conserved land?
3% 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 Warren’s trails?
Meridian Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Warren?
1,437 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Warren or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 32 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Warren have?
Ahead of 77% 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 Warren 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 →