Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in West Frankfort
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross West Frankfort. 29% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 32 acres are parks and preserves, 4.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns · #738 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
How much outdoors does West Frankfort have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Frankfort is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns, #738 of 768 in Illinois. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
32 conserved acres
1% of West Frankfort’s land. Who manages West Frankfort’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfort Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 32 | Open |
1 places to go in West Frankfort
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The walking year in West Frankfort
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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 46 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 70 | 56 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.5 inches fall in April, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in West Frankfort →
Questions about parks and trails in West Frankfort
How much of West Frankfort is conserved land?
1% 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 West Frankfort’s trails?
West Frankfort City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near West Frankfort?
1,707 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Frankfort or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 32 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does West Frankfort have?
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #738 of 768 in Illinois. 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 West Frankfort 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 →