1
Spring Lake Forest Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
1,987 acres32.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
Outdoors · Barrington
Barrington, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 6.4% of Barrington is conserved land, roughly 1,459 acres. There are about 73 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Spring Lake Forest Preserve (32.3 mi), Spring Lake Preserve (20.2 mi), and Crabtree Preserve (4.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Barrington, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Barrington outdoors
Conserved land
6.4%
1,459 of 22,917 acres
Trails
73 mi
2 mi per sq mi · 8 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
24
90 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
7.0 mi
1.0 mi lanes · 6.0 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
Spring Lake Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
1,914 acres20.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Crabtree Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
1,652 acres4.6 mi of trail
Bur Edge TrailPhantom Prairie TrailGiant's Hollow Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
4
Stillman Nature Center
Nature preserve
79 acres3.2 mi of trail
South Loop (0.9 mi)Owl Loop (0.4 mi)Lakeside (0.5mi)PrairieRabbit Hill (0.4 mi)
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
5
Spring Lake Nature Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
565 acres2.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
6
Village of Hoffman Estates Village Green
Park
13 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Ron Beese Park
Managed by Barrington Park District
41 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
8
Countryside Park
Park
21 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
All 24 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 24 parks & preserves
Spring Lake Forest Preserve1,987 acres · 32.3 mi of trail · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Spring Lake Preserve1,914 acres · 20.2 mi of trail · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Crabtree Preserve1,652 acres · 4.6 mi of trail · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Stillman Nature Center79 acres · 3.2 mi of trail
Spring Lake Nature Preserve565 acres · 2.9 mi of trail · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Village of Hoffman Estates Village Green13 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Ron Beese Park41 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Barrington Park District
Countryside Park21 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
New Community Park34 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Baker's Lake Nature Preserve110 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Fishing spots in Barrington
Beverly LakeIn Spring Lake Preserve
Penny Road PondIn Spring Lake Preserve
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 1.0 miHorses 4.0 miUnpaved 50.7 mi
- Bur Edge Trail1.5 mi
- Phantom Prairie Trail1.4 mi
- South Loop (0.9 mi)0.9 mi
- R R 40.6 mi
- Owl Loop (0.4 mi)0.4 mi
- Lakeside (0.5mi)0.4 mi
- Prairie0.4 mi
- Rabbit Hill (0.4 mi)0.4 mi
- Giant's Hollow Trail0.2 mi
- Goldfinch Trail (0.1 mi)0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 16 places
Baker's LakelakeBulrush PondpondCattail MarshpondCrabtree LakeGalvin's LakelakeGoose LakelakeHawthorn LakelakeKeene LakelakeLake in The WoodslakeLake of the Covesreservoir
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,459 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 651 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 lanes1.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths6.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis44
- Baseball6
- Soccer6
- Basketball6
- Beach volleyball5
- Lacrosse3
- Football2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Barrington
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 1,081 acUnknown 468 acLocal Park 242 acState Conservation Area 68 acLocal Conservation Area 19 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon FarmsUnknown | Regional agency | 415 | Open |
| Ron Beese ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 83 | Open |
| Stillman ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 79 | Open |
| Palatine Road Marsh State Natural AreaState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 42 | Open |
| Community ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 26 | Open |
| Spring-Lake Greenway Penny Rd.Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 19 | Open |
| Hawley WoodsUnknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 17 | Open |
| Barrington Hills Park District Riding CenterUnknown | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Seminole ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Far Field PreserveState Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 12 | Closed |
History
Historic places to visit
Barrington Center CemeteryCemetery
Evergreen CemeteryCemetery
Union CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Barrington and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington | 6.4% | 73.1 mi | 24 |
| Palatine | 10.2% | 52.3 mi | 66 |
| Hanover | 5.8% | 29.8 mi | 82 |
| Hoffman Estates | 5.7% | 34.9 mi | 73 |
| Dundee | 21% | 55.1 mi | 51 |
| South Barrington | 2.5% | 6.1 mi | 9 |
| Inverness | 5.4% | 1.5 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Barrington'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.