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Newark Community Park
Park
19 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Big Grove
Big Grove, IL parks, trails & bike paths
There are about 4.1 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Big Grove, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Big Grove outdoors
Conserved land
0.5%
119 of 22,732 acres
Trails
4.1 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
69 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 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.
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Big Grove
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Newark Community Park
Unnamed playground in Newark Community Park
Who protects the land
119 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 77 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 paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball5
- Baseball4
- Equestrian3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Big Grove
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 77 acLocal Conservation Area 42 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newark Forest PreserveLocal Conservation Area | Regional agency | 42 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Site of First Settler in Kendall CountyMemorial
Site of Frink and Walker Stagecoach StopMemorial
Site of Kendall County's First StoreMemorial
Site of the Illinois Midland RailroadPlaque
Helmar Lutheran CemeteryCemetery
Lisbon CemeteryCemetery
West Lisbon Lutheran CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Big Grove and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Big Grove'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.