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Rotary Park
Managed by Village of Cary, IL
208 acres3.5 mi of trail
Brown TrailRed TrailYellow TrailPeninsula
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors · Cary
Cary, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 17% of Cary is conserved land, roughly 701 acres. There are about 7.8 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Rotary Park (3.5 mi), Fox Bluff (2.6 mi), and Hoffman Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Cary, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Cary outdoors
Conserved land
17%
701 of 4,197 acres
Trails
7.8 mi
1.2 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
22
39 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
18.2 mi
1.8 mi lanes · 16.4 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
Fox Bluff
Managed by McHenry County Conservation District
162 acres2.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Hoffman Park
Managed by Cary Park District
181 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Fel-Pro RRR Conservation Area
Managed by McHenry County Conservation District
17 acres0.4 mi of trail
West Loop (0.38mi)
Dog rules not recorded
5
Kaper Park
Park
17 acres0.3 mi of trail
Timbertown Path
Dog rules not recorded
All 22 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 22 parks & preserves
Rotary Park208 acres · 3.5 mi of trail · Village of Cary, IL
Fox Bluff162 acres · 2.6 mi of trail · McHenry County Conservation District
Hoffman Park181 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Cary Park District
Fel-Pro RRR Conservation Area17 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · McHenry County Conservation District
Kaper Park17 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Cary-Grove Park82 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Candlewood Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Lions Park100 acres
Cambria Park10 acres
The Hollows Conservation Area8 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 Cary
Showing 1–10 of 23 playgrounds
TimbertownIn Kaper Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in New Haven Park
Unnamed playground in Cambria Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Greenfields Park
Unnamed playground in West Lake Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Lions Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 3.4 miUnpaved 4.2 mi
- Brown Trail2.3 mi
- Red Trail0.4 mi
- Yellow Trail0.4 mi
- West Loop (0.38mi)0.3 mi
- Peninsula0.2 mi
- Timbertown Path0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
701 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 25 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 lanes1.8 mi
- Off-road bike paths16.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis17
- Baseball12
- Basketball3
- Soccer2
- Football2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Cary
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 457 acUnknown 207 acConservation Easement 29 acState Conservation Area 8 acLocal Other or Unknown 2 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foxford Hills Golf ClubUnknown | Town or city | 191 | Open |
| Hoffman ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 181 | Open |
| Lions ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 103 | Open |
| Cary-Grove ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 80 | Open |
| Kaper ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 15 | Open |
| Racket ClubUnknown | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Cambria ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 9 | Open |
| Hillside Prarie ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 8 | Open |
| Cary Junior High Prairie Nature PreserveState Conservation Area | Private owners | 8 | Closed |
| Jaycee ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 7 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Cary CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Cary and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cary | 16.7% | 7.8 mi | 22 |
| Lake in the Hills | 12.7% | 22.6 mi | 15 |
| Algonquin | 8% | 4.3 mi | 22 |
| Crystal Lake | 9.7% | 19.9 mi | 31 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Cary'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.