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Dick Young Forest Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Kane County
169 acres2 mi of trail
Nelson Lake TrailSavanna TrailEast Meadowlark Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Batavia
Batavia, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 7.3% of Batavia is conserved land, roughly 864 acres. There are about 17 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Dick Young Forest Preserve (2 mi), Red Oak Nature Center (1.5 mi), and Big Woods Park (0.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Batavia, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Batavia outdoors
Conserved land
7.3%
864 of 11,898 acres
Trails
17 mi
0.9 mi per sq mi · 8 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
37
24 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
24.1 mi
1.6 mi lanes · 22.4 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
Red Oak Nature Center
Managed by Fox Valley Park District
37 acres1.5 mi of trail
Bubo TrailBig Turtle TrailDolomite Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Big Woods Park
Managed by Batavia Park District
17 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Hawk's Bluff Park
Managed by Batavia Park District
24 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Batavia Riverwalk
Managed by Batavia Park District
13 acres0.6 mi of trail
Batavia Riverwalk
Dog rules not recorded
6
Fearn Park
Managed by Fox Valley Park District
26 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Fearn Parking lot
7
Prairie Path Park
Managed by Batavia Park District
16 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
8
Prairie and Lathem Park
Managed by Batavia Park District
12 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
All 37 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 37 parks & preserves
Dick Young Forest Preserve169 acres · 2 mi of trail · Forest Preserve District of Kane County
Red Oak Nature Center37 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · Fox Valley Park District
Big Woods Park17 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · Batavia Park District
Hawk's Bluff Park24 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Batavia Park District
Batavia Riverwalk13 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Batavia Park District
Fearn Park26 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Fox Valley Park District
Prairie Path Park16 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Batavia Park District
Prairie and Lathem Park12 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Batavia Park District
Glenwood Park Forest Preserve44 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Forest Preserve District of Kane County
Lippold Park35 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Fox Valley Park District
Who protects the land
864 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 55 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 58 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes1.6 mi
- Off-road bike paths22.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.1 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball29
- Tennis26
- Basketball14
- Football4
- Pickleball4
- Skate park3
- Soccer2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Batavia and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batavia | 7.3% | 17.1 mi | 37 |
| Geneva | 13.7% | 28.1 mi | 46 |
| Aurora | 7.2% | 26.7 mi | 93 |
| Blackberry | 12.8% | 32.4 mi | 24 |
| Batavia | 4.7% | 8.0 mi | 29 |
| North Aurora | 5% | 2.9 mi | 21 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Batavia'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.