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First Welch Calvinistic Methodist Church and CemeteryFirst Welch Calvinistic Methodist Church and Cemetery · Photo: Ammodramus · Public domain
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Outdoors in Joliet Township

Few parks or trails are on the map in Joliet Township

OpenStreetMap doesn’t show named parks or mapped trails in Joliet Township 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
under 1%
117 acres · of 36.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

117 conserved acres

under 1% of Joliet Township’s land. Who manages Joliet Township’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

USDA easements (NRCS)117 ac
Conservation Easement · 117 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 117 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Shell Creek
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
First Welch Calvinistic Methodist Church and CemeteryBuilding · listed 1999
About it
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Joliet Township

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)9.510.511.813.314.515.214.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)333850627282868377644936
Rain (in)0.60.71.52.94.44.23.13.42.52.31.20.9

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Joliet Township →

Next door

Joliet Township and its neighbors

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Monroe Township4.9 miBurrows Township1.3 miSt. Bernard Township1.1 miJoliet Township0.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Joliet Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Burrows Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
St. Bernard Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Monroe 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 Joliet Township

Is there public land near Joliet Township?

620 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Joliet 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 Joliet 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 →