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Chatham Community Park
Park
39 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Chatham
Chatham, IL parks, trails & bike paths
Chatham has 3 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Chatham, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Chatham outdoors
Conserved land
0.6%
146 of 23,729 acres
Trails
0.7 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
3
17 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
2.9 mi
0.5 mi lanes · 2.4 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
West Side Park
Park
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Veterans Memorial Square
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Dog parks in Chatham
Chatham Dog ParkHours: Mon–Sun 7 am – 8 pm · In West Side Park
Unnamed dog park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
146 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.5 mi
- Off-road bike paths2.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball6
- Basketball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Chatham
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Recreation Area 81 acLocal Park 65 acUnknown 1 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sangamon Valley GreenwayState Recreation Area | Other state land | 76 | Open |
| Chatham Community ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 43 | Open |
| Westside ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Chatham TrailState Recreation Area | State natural resources | 5 | Open |
| Unknown ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Interurban TrailUnknown | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Chatham Community CemeteryCemetery
Chatham Memorial CemeteryCemetery
John Campbell CemeteryCemetery
Oak Grove CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Chatham and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Chatham'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.