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Lakeland Park
Nature preserve
459 acres1.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Canton
Canton, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 28% of Canton is conserved land, roughly 1,606 acres. There are about 3.8 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Lakeland Park (1.9 mi) and Canton Lake (1.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Canton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Canton outdoors
Conserved land
28%
1,606 of 5,672 acres
Trails
3.8 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
10
122 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
3.5 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 3.5 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.
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Canton Lake
Nature preserve
310 acres1.8 mi of trail
Lake Canton Yellow TrailLake Canton Blue TrailLake Canton Orange Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
3
Big Creek Park
Park
298 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Canton Youth Acres
Nature preserve
59 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 10 parks & preserves
Lakeland Park459 acres · 1.9 mi of trail
Canton Lake310 acres · 1.8 mi of trail
Big Creek Park298 acres
Canton Youth Acres59 acres
Prairie Park28 acres
Wallace Park12 acres
South Park4 acres
McCall Park1 acres
Anderson Park1 acres
Dean Park1 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Canton
Unnamed playground in Lakeland Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Anderson Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 1.9 mi
- Lake Canton Yellow Trail0.9 mi
- Lake Canton Blue Trail0.6 mi
- Lake Canton Orange Trail0.4 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,606 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths3.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball10
- Tennis4
- Skate park1
- Football1
- Softball1
- Soccer1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Canton
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 1,263 acState Recreation Area 139 acLocal Recreation Area 117 acPrivate Recreation or Education 64 acLocal Conservation Area 19 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 457 | Open |
| Canton LakeLocal Park | Town or city | 309 | Open |
| Big Creek ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 254 | Open |
| Canton Park DistrictLocal Park | Town or city | 202 | Open |
| Canton WaterworksState Recreation Area | Town or city | 139 | Open |
| Canton Country ClubLocal Recreation Area | Private owners | 117 | Open |
| Canton Youth AcresPrivate Recreation or Education | Land trusts & nonprofits | 62 | Open |
| Wallace ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 21 | Open |
| Prairie ParkLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Athletic ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 15 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Greenwood CemeteryCemetery
Saint Josephs CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Canton and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Canton'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.