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Milky Way Park
Park
47 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Chemung
Chemung, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 1.4% of Chemung is conserved land, roughly 292 acres. There are about 2.6 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Chemung, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Chemung outdoors
Conserved land
1.4%
292 of 21,009 acres
Trails
2.6 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi · 1 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
6
32 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.5 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 1.5 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
Northfield Avenue Park
Park
8 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Beck's Wood
Nature preserve
247 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Lions Park
Park
8 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.
Playgrounds in Chemung
Showing 1–10 of 17 playgrounds
Community Playground
Unnamed playground in Milky Way Park
Unnamed playground in Milky Way Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Northfield Avenue Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Mary D Ayer Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Lions Park
Unnamed playground
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
292 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 137 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 12 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths1.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball10
- Soccer6
- Equestrian2
- Tennis2
- Basketball1
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Chemung
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 137 acLocal Park 105 acLocal Conservation Area 35 acPrivate Conservation 15 acLocal Other or Unknown 2 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milky Way ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 45 | Open |
| Beck's Woods 2Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 35 | Access unknown |
| Lions ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 32 | Open |
| Piscasaw CreekPrivate Conservation | Private owners | 15 | Restricted |
| Park PointeLocal Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Northfield Avenue ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Moose FieldLocal Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Chemung RRLocal Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 2 | Access unknown |
| Mary D Ayer ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Jaycee ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Home : President Gerald Ford's MotherBuilding
Chemung CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Chemung and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Chemung'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.