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Meadow Ridge Park
Park
10 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Columbia
Columbia, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.2% of Columbia is conserved land, roughly 216 acres. There are about 9.0 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Meadow Ridge Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Columbia, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Columbia outdoors
Conserved land
3.2%
216 of 6,755 acres
Trails
9.0 mi
0.8 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
6
19 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
4.1 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 4.1 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
Metter Park
Park
3 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Bolm Schukraft Park
Park
49 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
4
Admiral Trost Park
Park
27 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 Columbia
Unnamed playground in Bolm Schukraft Park
Unnamed playground in Metter Park
Unnamed playground in American Legion Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
216 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 paths4.1 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball14
- Tennis7
- Soccer4
- Beach volleyball2
- Football2
- Basketball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Columbia
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 139 acPrivate Park 77 ac
Showing 1–10 of 12 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Golf ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 64 | Open |
| Bolm-Schulkraft ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 54 | Open |
| Admiral Trost Subdivision ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| American Legion ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Meadow Ridge ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Oerter Soccer ParkPrivate Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 13 | Open |
| Columbia Soccer FieldsLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Stonearch Bridge ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Turner ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Library ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Bob's MemorialIn Bolm Schukraft Park · Memorial
Gummershiemer MemorialIn Bolm Schukraft Park · Memorial
Immaculate Conception CemeteryCemetery
St. Paul Evangelical CemeteryCemetery
St. Paul Lutheran CemeteryCemetery
Waderman CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Columbia and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 3.2% | 9.0 mi | 6 |
| Dupo | 0.8% | 1.1 mi | 3 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Columbia'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.