Wauponsee Township has 841 acres of parks, 307 for every 1,000 residents
1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Wauponsee Township, 0.1 per square mile of land. 5% of Wauponsee Township’s land is conserved, about 842 acres. 59% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Wauponsee Township?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Wauponsee Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wauponsee Township is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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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842 conserved acres
5% of Wauponsee Township’s land. Who manages Wauponsee Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 832 | Open |
| Park in Grundy County Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 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.
1 place on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Wauponsee Township: April 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 48 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.6 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Wauponsee Township →
Wauponsee Township and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wauponsee Township | 5% | 0.1 | 307 | 59% | B |
| Goose Lake Township | 24% | 0.9 | 1,388 | 45% | A |
| Morris Township | 7% | 0.5 | 25 | 99%+ | A |
| Morris | 2% | 0.2 | 13 | 91% | B |
| Erienna Township | 3% | 0.4 | 131 | 79% | B+ |
| Norman Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Mazon Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wauponsee Township
How much of Wauponsee Township is conserved land?
5% 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.
Is there public land near Wauponsee Township?
14,572 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wauponsee Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 841 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wauponsee Township have?
Ahead of 60% 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 Wauponsee Township 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 →