American Legion Park
Managed by Village of Grant Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Point School · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Yellowhead Township
Few parks or trails are on the map in Yellowhead Township
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Yellowhead Township. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 1.2 per 1,000 residents. 49% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns · #756 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 43.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
1.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
49%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Yellowhead Township have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Yellowhead Township is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns, #756 of 768 in Illinois. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Yellowhead 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 (0 mi) · IL 0.3 · U.S. 0.4DPark land1.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3 acres) · IL 15 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home49% of residents within a half mile of a park · IL 88% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 9%
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Illinois towns of 2,500+ (768)Ahead of 2%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Yellowhead Township. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be D. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Point SchoolBuilding · listed 1992
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Yellowhead 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 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 64 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Yellowhead Township →
Next door
Yellowhead Township and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowhead Township | under 1% | under 0.1 | 1 | 49% | D |
| Momence Township | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Washington Township | 1% | under 0.1 | 7 | 69% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Yellowhead Township
How much of Yellowhead 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 Yellowhead Township’s trails?
American Legion Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Yellowhead Township?
3,488 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Yellowhead Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Yellowhead Township have?
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #756 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 Yellowhead 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 →