Carroll County Fairgrounds
Park
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Wysox Township
Wysox Township has 72 acres of parks, 50 for every 1,000 residents
1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Wysox Township. 79% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
30 acres · of 38.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
72 ac
50 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
79%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wysox Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wysox Township is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wysox Township’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical IL town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land50 acres of park per 1,000 residents (72 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home79% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 40%
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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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Schell Park
Park
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
30 conserved acres
under 1% of Wysox Township’s land. Who manages Wysox Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city30 ac
Local Park · 30 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millwheel Park Local Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Stover Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Kiddy Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Wysox Township
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Wysox Township
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
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
3Baseball
1Basketball
1Beach volleyball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Wysox 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 34 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 47 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
January is the driest month (1.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wysox Township →
Next door
Wysox Township and its neighbors
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Rock Creek-Lima Township3.8 miElkhorn Grove Township2.0 miWysox Township1.7 miFairhaven Township0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wysox Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 50 | 79% | C+ |
| Elkhorn Grove Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Fairhaven Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Rock Creek-Lima Township | under 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 68% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wysox Township
How much of Wysox Township is conserved land?
under 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 Wysox Township’s trails?
Carroll County Fairgrounds and Schell Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wysox Township?
1,811 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wysox Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 72 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wysox Township have?
Ahead of 40% 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 Wysox 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 →