1
Riverside Park
Park
8 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Byron
Byron, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 31% of Byron is conserved land, roughly 917 acres. There are about 30 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Byron, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Byron outdoors
Conserved land
31%
917 of 2,959 acres
Trails
30 mi
6.5 mi per sq mi · 18 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
2
245 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
2.3 mi
0.8 mi lanes · 1.5 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
Sunshine Park
Park
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
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 Byron
Handicap Fishing Pier
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 1.7 miHorses 10.0 mi
- Prairie South Trail1.4 mi
- Four Hills Trail0.8 mi
- Loop Trail0.4 mi
- Coneflower Trail0.3 mi
- 3 Oaks Trail0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
917 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 10 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 14 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.8 mi
- Off-road bike paths1.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis8
- Pickleball4
- Soccer3
- Baseball2
- Skate park1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Byron
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 771 acState Other or Unknown 475 acState Conservation Area 305 acUnknown 107 acLocal Park 18 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nardi HillsState Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 475 | Access unknown |
| Jarrett Prairie Nature PreserveState Conservation Area | Regional agency | 305 | Closed |
| Stone Quarry Recreation AreaUnknown | Regional agency | 75 | Open |
| Heritage Farm MuseumUnknown | Regional agency | 32 | Open |
| Blackhawk Meadow ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Sunshine ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Hamas ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Jarrett PrairiePrivate Conservation | Private owners | 3 | Closed |
| Tiger Town ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Soldier's MonumentWar memorial
Byron City CemeteryCemetery
Saint Mary's CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Byron'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.