1
Reed Turner Woodland
Managed by Lake County Forest Preserves
21 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trail sign
Outdoors · Ela
Ela, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 7.8% of Ela is conserved land, roughly 1,783 acres. There are about 25 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Reed Turner Woodland (1.1 mi), Paulus Park (1 mi), and Bridlewoods Park (0.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Ela, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Ela outdoors
Conserved land
7.8%
1,783 of 22,836 acres
Trails
25 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 7 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
37
39 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
29.3 mi
2.3 mi lanes · 26.2 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
Paulus Park
Park
30 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Bridlewoods Park
Park
12 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Old Mill Grove Park
Park
24 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
5
Charles E Brown Park
Park
16 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Oak Ridge Marsh Nature Park
Nature preserve
44 acres0.4 mi of trail
Oak Ridge Marsh TrailOak Ridge March Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Bristol Trails Park
Park
6 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 37 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 37 parks & preserves
Reed Turner Woodland21 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · Lake County Forest Preserves
Paulus Park30 acres · 1 mi of trail
Bridlewoods Park12 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Old Mill Grove Park24 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Charles E Brown Park16 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Oak Ridge Marsh Nature Park44 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Bristol Trails Park6 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Manor Park10 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Richard E Staples Youth Sports Complex30 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Heatherleigh Park15 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Who protects the land
1,783 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 68 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes2.3 mi
- Off-road bike paths26.2 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.8 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis41
- Baseball26
- Soccer20
- Pickleball17
- Basketball15
- Beach volleyball2
- Football2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Ela and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ela | 7.8% | 24.7 mi | 37 |
| Cuba | 8.4% | 11.2 mi | 8 |
| Fremont | 16.5% | 28.0 mi | 16 |
| Hawthorn Woods | 3.7% | 1.9 mi | 7 |
| Barrington | 9.3% | 1.8 mi | 8 |
| Deer Park | 19.5% | 0.6 mi | 3 |
| Vernon | 18% | 43.5 mi | 67 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Ela'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.