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Hill Climb Park
Park
15 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Algonquin
Algonquin, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 8% of Algonquin is conserved land, roughly 655 acres. There are about 4.3 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Algonquin, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Algonquin outdoors
Conserved land
8%
655 of 8,145 acres
Trails
4.3 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
22
22 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
37.7 mi
1.9 mi lanes · 35.8 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Algonquin Lakes School and Park
Park
36 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
High Hill Park
Park
29 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo High Hill Park
4
Rotary Park
Managed by Village of Cary, IL
25 acres0.2 mi of trail
Brown Trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
All 22 parks & preserves
Showing 11–20 of 22 parks & preserves
Presidential Park18 acres
Kelliher Park12 acres
Willoughby Farms Forest Preserve10 acres
Holder Memorial Park8 acres
Surrey Lane Preserve7 acres
Gaslight Park6 acres
Braewood Park4 acres
Broadsmore Park4 acres
Dixie Briggs Forest Preserve3 acres
Snapper Field2 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Algonquin
Showing 1–10 of 34 playgrounds
Fun City Trampoline ParkHours: Mo-Th 12:00-21:00, Fr 12:00-23:00, Sa 10:00-23:00, Su 10:00-21:00; 2023 closed · Fee
Unnamed playground in Broadsmore Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Algonquin Lakes School and Park
Unnamed playground in Algonquin Lakes School and Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 0.6 mi
- Brown Trail0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
655 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes1.9 mi
- Off-road bike paths35.8 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball21
- Tennis20
- Basketball10
- Soccer8
- Pickleball4
- Football2
- Volleyball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Algonquin
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 533 acLocal Conservation Area 102 acState Park 18 acState Recreation Area 3 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Spella Community ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 141 | Open |
| Algonquin Lakes ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 82 | Open |
| Woods Creek Riparian CorridorLocal Park | Town or city | 69 | Open |
| Algonquin Bluffs Nature PreserveLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 40 | Open |
| High Hill Park And Nature PreserveLocal Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Kelliher ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| James B. Wood ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Village Hall Open SpaceLocal Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Presidential ParkState Park | State natural resources | 18 | Open |
| Haeger'S Bend Open SpaceLocal Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Historic TownhallBuilding
Algonquin CemeteryCemetery
Light of Christ Memorial GardenCemetery
Nearby
Algonquin and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algonquin | 8% | 4.3 mi | 22 |
| Lake in the Hills | 12.7% | 22.6 mi | 15 |
| Cary | 16.7% | 7.8 mi | 22 |
| Carpentersville | 18.6% | 18.2 mi | 23 |
| Barrington Hills | 7.7% | 61.1 mi | 10 |
| Rutland | 16% | 33.8 mi | 15 |
| Grafton | 7.9% | 28.8 mi | 23 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Algonquin's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.