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Wataga, IllinoisPhoto: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA · CC BY 2.0
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Outdoors in Wataga

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Wataga

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 33 acres are parks and preserves, 47 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
33 ac
47 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
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.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Fireman's Park

Managed by Village of Wataga
30 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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
1Basketball
1Softball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Wataga: April, August and September

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)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.813.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)313549627281848277644936
Rain (in)1.71.92.53.85.04.74.03.83.83.02.52.1

January is the driest month (1.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.0 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Wataga →

Questions about parks and trails in Wataga

Are dogs allowed on Wataga’s trails?

Fireman's Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Wataga?

3,086 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wataga or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 34 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Wataga 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 →