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Patriot's Park
Park
101 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Central
Central, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 1.1% of Central is conserved land, roughly 250 acres. There are about 2.6 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Central, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Central outdoors
Conserved land
1.1%
250 of 23,659 acres
Trails
2.6 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
7
31 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
4.9 mi
0.6 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
Jaycee Park
Managed by Kingsbury Park District
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
3
William S. Wait Park
Managed by Kingsbury Park District
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Laura Mollet Park
Managed by Kingsbury Park District
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
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 in Patriot's Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in William S. Wait Park
Unnamed playground in Jaycee Park
Unnamed playground in Breehne Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 0.5 mi
- The Gullies Trail0.5 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
250 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 132 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 lanes0.6 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes4.2 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis9
- Basketball7
- Football4
- Baseball4
- Soccer4
- Softball3
- Tracks2
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.
Conservation Easement 132 acLocal Park 118 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patriot's ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 97 | Open |
| Jaycee ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 9 | Open |
| William S. Wait ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Laura Mollett ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Breehne ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 13 places
Allyson Grabowski Memorial CourtPlaque
Claussen PlazaPlaque
Ganton CirclePlaque
Hills FortFort
Page CirclePlaque
Hazel Dell CemeteryCemetery
Montrose CemeteryCemetery
Mount Auburn CemeteryCemetery
Mount Gilead CemeteryCemetery
Mount Moriah CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Central and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central | 1.1% | 2.6 mi | 7 |
| Old Ripley | 0% | 4.3 mi | 0 |
| Lagrange | 0.8% | 4.1 mi | 1 |
| Mills | 0% | 3.3 mi | 0 |
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.