1
Joe Grate Sports Complex
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Carthage
Carthage, IL parks, trails & bike paths
Carthage has 2 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Carthage, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Carthage outdoors
Conserved land
0.7%
12 of 1,602 acres
Trails
0.0 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
2
5 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.
2
WOW Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Carthage
World of Wonders ParkIn WOW Park
Who protects the land
12 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 paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Carthage
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Recreation Area 12 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Grate Sports ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 12 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Carthage Courthouse Square Historic DistrictDistrict
Historic Carthage JailBuilding
Historic Carthage JailBuilding
Barnes CemeteryCemetery
Old Carthage CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Carthage'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.