Wolf Creek State Park
Managed by Illinois Department of Natural Resources
1,201 acres5.3 mi of trail
Red Fox TrailUnusual Tree TrailLakeview TrailBent Oak Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
COutdoors
Outdoors in Windsor Township
Windsor Township has 63 acres of parks, 53 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Wolf Creek State Park (5.3 mi). 8.4 miles of mapped trail cross Windsor Township, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
172 acres · of 28.7 sq mi of land
Trails
8.4 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
63 ac
53 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
3 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Windsor Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Windsor Township is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Windsor Township’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land53 acres of park per 1,000 residents (63 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 34%
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Water is 5% of Windsor Township’s area (2 of 30 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
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 Wolf Creek State Park, with 5.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Eagle Creek State Park
Managed by Illinois Department of Natural Resources
63 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
172 conserved acres
1% of Windsor Township’s land. Water is left out: Windsor Township has 28.7 square miles of land and 1.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Windsor Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources92 ac
Regional Water Districts80 ac
State Recreation Area · 92 acConservation Easement · 80 acUnknown · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 80 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 92 | Open |
| Wolf Creek State Recreation Area Unknown | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Windsor Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Windsor Township
Campgrounds in Windsor Township
1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
8 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 5.5 mi
Red Fox Trail2.0 mi
Unusual Tree Trail1.6 mi
2050 North1.4 mi
Lakeview Trail0.6 mi
Bent Oak Trail0.5 mi
2100 North0.5 mi
Big Buck Trail0.4 mi
2550 East0.2 mi
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
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
August is the best month for walking in Windsor 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 41 | 52 | 64 | 74 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 67 | 52 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Windsor Township →
Next door
Windsor Township and its neighbors
Windsor Township has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor Township | 1% | 0.3 | 53 | under 1% | C |
| Okaw Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sullivan Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 15 | 38% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Windsor Township
Where can I hike in Windsor Township?
The longest trail networks: Wolf Creek State Park, 5.3 miles; Eagle Creek State Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Windsor Township 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 Windsor Township’s trails?
Wolf Creek State Park and Eagle Creek State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Windsor Township?
3,613 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Windsor Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 64 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Windsor Township have?
Ahead of 34% 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 Windsor 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 →