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Outdoors in McGinnis Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in McGinnis Township

21% of McGinnis Township’s land is conserved, about 4,727 acres. 46 miles of mapped trail cross McGinnis Township, 1.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
21%
4,727 acres · of 35.4 sq mi of land
Trails
46 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

4,727 conserved acres

21% of McGinnis Township’s land. Who manages McGinnis Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service6,020 ac
Conservation Easement · 5,861 acResource Management Area · 158 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,648 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Mclean County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service158Restricted
Trails & water

15 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 45.6 mi
40th Avenue Northwest4.5 mi
21st Street Northwest3.5 mi
22nd Street Northwest3.4 mi
18th Street Northwest3.0 mi
41st Avenue Northwest3.0 mi
20th Street Northwest2.4 mi
37th Avenue Northwest2.0 mi
38th Avenue Northwest2.0 mi
Section Line1.0 mi
43rd Avenue Northwest1.0 mi
5 more trails
44th Avenue Northwest
1.0 mi
23rd Street Northwest
1.0 mi
42nd Avenue Northwest
1.0 mi
19th Street Northwest
0.7 mi
24th Street Northwest
0.5 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in McGinnis Township: August 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.810.211.813.615.116.015.614.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)202437536675818171543725
Rain (in)0.50.50.71.22.63.52.62.01.61.20.70.6

January is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in McGinnis Township →

Next door

McGinnis Township and its neighbors

McGinnis Township has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
McGinnis Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
St. Mary Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rosemont Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in McGinnis Township

Is there public land near McGinnis Township?

16,968 acres of parks and open public land lie inside McGinnis Township or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from McGinnis Township neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →