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Lions Park
Park
13 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Central
Central, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.4% of Central is conserved land, roughly 12 acres. Central has 1 named park and preserve on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Central, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Central outdoors
Conserved land
3.4%
12 of 361 acres
Trails
0.4 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
11 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.
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Central
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Lions 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
- Basketball2
- Tennis2
- Baseball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Central
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 12 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central City Lions ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
Nearby
Central and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central | 3.4% | 0.4 mi | 1 |
| Centralia | 3.4% | 13.3 mi | 11 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Central'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.