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Ross Ferraro Town Center
Park
17 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Carol Stream
Carol Stream, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 6.3% of Carol Stream is conserved land, roughly 384 acres. There are about 6.1 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Ross Ferraro Town Center (1.2 mi), Kent Park (0.7 mi), and McCaslin Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Carol Stream, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Carol Stream outdoors
Conserved land
6.3%
384 of 6,126 acres
Trails
6.1 mi
0.6 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
33
10 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
21.1 mi
0.2 mi lanes · 21.0 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
Kent Park
Managed by Carol Stream Park District
33 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
McCaslin Park
Managed by Carol Stream Park District
32 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Slepicka Park
Managed by Carol Stream Park District
5 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
5
Armstrong Park
Managed by Carol Stream Park District
72 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
6
Community Park
Managed by Carol Stream Park District
62 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
7
Hampe Park
Managed by Carol Stream Park District
19 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
8
Veterans Park
Managed by Carol Stream Park District
21 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
All 33 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 33 parks & preserves
Ross Ferraro Town Center17 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
Kent Park33 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Carol Stream Park District
McCaslin Park32 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Carol Stream Park District
Slepicka Park5 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Carol Stream Park District
Armstrong Park72 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Carol Stream Park District
Community Park62 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Carol Stream Park District
Hampe Park19 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Carol Stream Park District
Veterans Park21 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Carol Stream Park District
Bierman Park8 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Carol Stream Park District
Jirsa Park9 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Carol Stream Park District
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Carol Stream
Showing 1–10 of 27 playgrounds
Memorial Park PlaygroundIn Memorial Park
Unnamed playground in Community Park
Unnamed playground in Jirsa Park
Unnamed playground in Tedrahn Park
Unnamed playground in Bierman Park
Unnamed playground in McCaslin Park
Unnamed playground in Walter Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Water
Lakes & rivers
Gary-Kehoe ReservoirreservoirHeritage LakeLake GeorgeLower ReservoirreservoirUpper Reservoirreservoir
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
384 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.2 mi
- Off-road bike paths21.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball17
- Basketball13
- Tennis11
- Soccer6
- Football3
- Beach volleyball2
- Cricket1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Carol Stream
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 350 acUnknown 43 acConservation Easement 21 acLocal Conservation Area 1 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 61 | Open |
| Red Hawk ParkUnknown | Regional agency | 42 | Open |
| Heritage Lake ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 34 | Open |
| Mccaslin ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 31 | Open |
| Mitchell Lakes ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 24 | Open |
| Hampe ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 21 | Open |
| Veterans ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 18 | Open |
| Shining Waters ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Unnamed PropertyUnknown | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Evergreen Lakes ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 14 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
CabooseIn Armstrong Park · Building
Memorial Park MonumentIn Memorial Park · Monument
Veterans Memorial PlazaIn Ross Ferraro Town Center · Memorial
Saint Stephens German Catholic CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Carol Stream and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Stream | 6.3% | 6.1 mi | 33 |
| Glendale Heights | 5.5% | 4.4 mi | 14 |
| Bloomingdale | 8.4% | 18.7 mi | 76 |
| Winfield | 16.5% | 1.8 mi | 18 |
| Wayne | 27.3% | 36.4 mi | 58 |
| Hanover Park | 6.1% | 1.1 mi | 26 |
| Wheaton | 7.4% | 8.1 mi | 46 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Carol Stream'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.