Photo: ONUnicorn · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in River Forest
OpenStreetMap doesn’t show named parks or mapped trails in River Forest yet. Know a trail or a town park? Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap, and it shows up here on the next refresh.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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August is the best month for walking in River Forest
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 51 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in River Forest →
River Forest and its neighbors
River Forest has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Forest | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Anderson | 2% | 0.4 | 10 | 61% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in River Forest
Is there public land near River Forest?
1,257 acres of parks and open public land lie inside River Forest or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from River Forest 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 →