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Heritage Park
Managed by Champaign Park District
42 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
Outdoors · Champaign
Champaign, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.4% of Champaign is conserved land, roughly 795 acres. There are about 5.1 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Heritage Park (0.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Champaign, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Champaign outdoors
Conserved land
5.4%
795 of 14,758 acres
Trails
5.1 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
55
9 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
65.7 mi
17.4 mi lanes · 44.7 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.
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Commissioners Park
Managed by Champaign Park District
20 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
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Washington Park
Managed by Champaign Park District
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
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Dodds Park
Managed by Champaign Park District
112 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
All 55 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 55 parks & preserves
Heritage Park42 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Champaign Park District
Commissioners Park20 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Champaign Park District
Washington Park4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Champaign Park District
Mayfair Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Champaign Park District
H. I. Gelvin and Mabery D. Gelvin Garden1 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Dodds Park112 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Champaign Park District
Kaufman Lake Park28 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Champaign Park District
Douglass Park16 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Champaign Park District
Human Kinetics Park12 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Champaign Park District
Boneyard Greenway9 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
1Beach85Playgrounds4Dog parks1Fishing spot1Waterfall1Scenic view3Picnic areas1Disc golf course1Community garden
Playgrounds in Champaign
Showing 1–10 of 50 playgrounds
Spalding Park PlaygroundIn Spalding Park
Spalding Park PlaygroundIn Spalding Park
Unnamed playground in Porter Family Park
Unnamed playground in Porter Family Park
Unnamed playground in Mullikin Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Zahnd Park
Unnamed playground
35 more unnamed playgrounds are mapped in Champaign.
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
795 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes17.4 mi
- Off-road bike paths44.7 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes3.6 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball78
- Tennis47
- Soccer44
- Pickleball40
- Tracks23
- Baseball18
- Softball18
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Champaign
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 608 acLocal Recreation Area 96 acUnknown 87 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champaign Country ClubLocal Recreation Area | Private owners | 96 | Open |
| Centennial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 87 | Open |
| Dodds ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 69 | Open |
| Unnamed PropertyUnknown | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| Robert C. Porter Family ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| Dodds Soccer ComplexLocal Park | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| Kaufman ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Robeson ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Mattis ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Heritage ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Champaign County Worker's MemorialIn Dodds Park · Memorial · 2002-09-02
Fire and Police MemorialIn West Side Park · Statue · 1913
Mac and Diana Garret Memorial TreeHistoric site
The American's CreedIn West Side Park · Plaque · 2010
The Long Way HomeMemorial
Tribute to Olympic and Paralympic AthletesIn Dodds Park · Monument
Nearby
Champaign and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champaign | 5.4% | 5.1 mi | 55 |
| Champaign City | 5.4% | 5.1 mi | 55 |
| Champaign | 0.6% | 1.0 mi | 6 |
| Urbana | 7.5% | 8.5 mi | 25 |
| Cunningham | 7.5% | 8.5 mi | 25 |
| Urbana | 2.4% | 4.6 mi | 5 |
| Somer | 0.3% | 2.2 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Champaign'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 20.8-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.