1
Hidden Lake Forest Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
329 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Downers Grove
Downers Grove, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 10% of Downers Grove is conserved land, roughly 955 acres. There are about 13 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Hidden Lake Forest Preserve (1.1 mi), McCollum Park (1.1 mi), and Belmont Prairie Nature Preserve (1.1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Downers Grove, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Downers Grove outdoors
Conserved land
10%
955 of 9,415 acres
Trails
13 mi
0.9 mi per sq mi · 10 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
42
19 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
9.3 mi
1.7 mi lanes · 3.4 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
McCollum Park
Managed by Downers Grove Park District
47 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Belmont Prairie Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
30 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Walnut Park
Managed by Downers Grove Park District
18 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Whitlock Park
Managed by Downers Grove Park District
22 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Maple Grove Forest Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
69 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Ruth K. Powers Park
Managed by Downers Grove Park District
9 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Hoopers Hollow Park
Managed by Downers Grove Park District
10 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 42 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 42 parks & preserves
Hidden Lake Forest Preserve329 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
McCollum Park47 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · Downers Grove Park District
Belmont Prairie Nature Preserve30 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
Walnut Park18 acres · 1 mi of trail · Downers Grove Park District
Whitlock Park22 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Downers Grove Park District
Maple Grove Forest Preserve69 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
Ruth K. Powers Park9 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Downers Grove Park District
Hoopers Hollow Park10 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Downers Grove Park District
Patriots Park28 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Ebersold Park19 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Downers Grove Park District
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Disc golf in Downers Grove
O'Brien Park Disc GolfIn O'Brien Park · Downers Grove Park District
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
955 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 50 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes1.7 mi
- Off-road bike paths3.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes4.3 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis53
- Baseball31
- Basketball14
- Soccer9
- Tracks6
- Football6
- Pickleball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Downers Grove
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 469 acLocal Other or Unknown 313 acUnknown 91 acLocal Conservation Area 80 acConservation Easement 23 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Lake 1Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 313 | Access unknown |
| Lyman WoodsLocal Park | Regional agency | 123 | Open |
| Downers Grove Golf ClubUnknown | Town or city | 83 | Open |
| Maple Grove 1Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 80 | Restricted |
| MccollumLocal Park | Regional agency | 49 | Open |
| Patriot Park/ Barth PondLocal Park | Regional agency | 26 | Open |
| Burlington & WalnutLocal Park | Regional agency | 25 | Open |
| Northern Il Gas EasmentLocal Park | Regional agency | 21 | Open |
| WhitlockLocal Park | Regional agency | 20 | Open |
| 59Th & Main Sea-Spar OfficeLocal Park | Regional agency | 19 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
American Legion War MomorialIn Doerhoefer Park · Monument
Main Street CemeteryCemetery
Pierce Downer CemeteryCemetery
Saint Bernard's CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Downers Grove and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Downers Grove'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.