Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0Few parks or trails are on the map in McHenry
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross McHenry, 0.8 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in McHenry: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 17 | 22 | 35 | 52 | 66 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 70 | 54 | 36 | 22 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in McHenry →
Questions about parks and trails in McHenry
Is there public land near McHenry?
4,706 acres of parks and open public land lie inside McHenry or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from McHenry 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 →