1
Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park
Managed by Illinois Department of Natural Resources
213 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Atkinson
Atkinson, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.7% of Atkinson is conserved land, roughly 1,269 acres. Atkinson has 2 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Atkinson, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Atkinson outdoors
Conserved land
5.7%
1,269 of 22,417 acres
Trails
0.0 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
2
1,186 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
6.3 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 6.3 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
Veterans Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Atkinson
Indian Hill646 ft elevation
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,269 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 769 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 lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths6.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball3
- Tennis2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Atkinson
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 769 acState Recreation Area 215 acPrivate Recreation or Education 207 acLocal Park 78 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hennepin CanalState Recreation Area | Other state land | 215 | Open |
| Izaak Walton-Leauge Trap and Skeet GroundsPrivate Recreation or Education | Land trusts & nonprofits | 207 | Open |
| Atkinson School Recreational ComplexLocal Park | Town or city | 75 | Open |
| Atkinson Village ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Spring Creek CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Atkinson and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Atkinson'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.