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Gordon F. Moore Community Park
Park
220 acres3.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Alton
Alton, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.6% of Alton is conserved land, roughly 609 acres. There are about 9.3 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Gordon F. Moore Community Park (3.1 mi), Riverfront Park (1.4 mi), and Russel Commons Park (0.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Alton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Alton outdoors
Conserved land
5.6%
609 of 10,787 acres
Trails
9.3 mi
0.6 mi per sq mi · 7 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
17
24 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
5.5 mi
1.2 mi lanes · 4.3 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
Riverfront Park
Park
35 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Russel Commons Park
Park
21 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Henry Street Park
Park
10 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Olin Park
Park
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 17 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 17 parks & preserves
Gordon F. Moore Community Park220 acres · 3.1 mi of trail
Riverfront Park35 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
Russel Commons Park21 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Henry Street Park10 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Olin Park4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
James Killion Park4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Doorman Square Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Rock Springs Park69 acres
North Soccer Fields35 acres
Piasa Park10 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Boat launches in Alton
Alton Riverfront
Gordon More LakeIn Gordon F. Moore Community Park
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Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 0.8 mi
- Mark Hall Trail0.4 mi
- Prairie Edge Trail0.4 mi
- Memorial Wood Trail0.1 mi
- North Trail0.1 mi
- South Trail0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
609 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 69 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes1.2 mi
- Off-road bike paths4.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Soccer18
- Baseball12
- Tennis12
- Pickleball7
- Basketball6
- Skate park1
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Alton
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 343 acPrivate Park 129 acConservation Easement 72 acLocal Recreation Area 67 acState Recreation Area 1 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon F Moore Community ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 191 | Open |
| Golf CoursePrivate Park | Private owners | 68 | Open |
| Rock Springs ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 63 | Open |
| Alton Municipal Golf CoursePrivate Park | Private owners | 61 | Open |
| City Of Alton Sports FieldsLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 56 | Open |
| Riverfront ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Wood River Township ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Russell Commons ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Henry Street ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Unknown ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 23 places
Civil War PrisonMemorial
Cole-Clark Carriage HouseBuilding
Confederate MonumentMonument
Elijah P. Lovejoy MonumentStatue
Freedom ShrineIn Gordon F. Moore Community Park · Memorial
Great River Flood MemorialMemorial
John Mason PeckMonument
Lincoln-Douglas DebateIn Lincoln Douglas Square · Monument
Lovejoy PlaqueMemorial
Robert Pershing WadlowMemorial
Nearby
Alton and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alton | 5.6% | 9.3 mi | 17 |
| Alton | 5.6% | 9.3 mi | 17 |
| Wood River | 3.1% | 6.3 mi | 16 |
| Godfrey | 8.3% | 13.0 mi | 4 |
| East Alton | 1.5% | 1.0 mi | 2 |
| Foster | 0.2% | 4.0 mi | 1 |
| West Alton | 14.3% | 34.4 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Alton'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.