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Ned Brown Forest Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
1,886 acres3.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Elk Grove
Elk Grove, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.6% of Elk Grove is conserved land, roughly 1,004 acres. There are about 18 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Ned Brown Forest Preserve (3.4 mi), Busse Forest Nature Preserve (2.8 mi), and Friendship Park (1.1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Elk Grove, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Elk Grove outdoors
Conserved land
5.6%
1,004 of 17,804 acres
Trails
18 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 10 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
49
11 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
31.3 mi
0.5 mi lanes · 25.9 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
Busse Forest Nature Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
460 acres2.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Friendship Park
Managed by Mount Prospect Park District
28 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Jack A. Claes Pavilion
Managed by Elk Grove Park District
27 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Lions Park
Managed by Mount Prospect Park District
38 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Clearwater Park
Managed by Mount Prospect Park District
22 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Einstein Park
Managed by Mount Prospect Park District
6 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Morton Park
Managed by Elk Grove Park District
19 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 49 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 49 parks & preserves
Ned Brown Forest Preserve1,886 acres · 3.4 mi of trail · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Busse Forest Nature Preserve460 acres · 2.8 mi of trail · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Friendship Park28 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · Mount Prospect Park District
Jack A. Claes Pavilion27 acres · 1 mi of trail · Elk Grove Park District
Lions Park38 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · Mount Prospect Park District
Clearwater Park22 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Mount Prospect Park District
Einstein Park6 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Mount Prospect Park District
Morton Park19 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Elk Grove Park District
Audubon Park9 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Elk Grove Park District
Marshall Park6 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Elk Grove Park District
Who protects the land
1,004 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 443 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 lanes0.5 mi
- Off-road bike paths25.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes4.9 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis87
- Soccer47
- Baseball45
- Basketball25
- Pickleball13
- Football6
- Softball3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Elk Grove and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Grove | 5.6% | 18.3 mi | 49 |
| Chicago | 8% | 239.6 mi | 520 |
| Schaumburg | 8.5% | 29.6 mi | 127 |
| Elk Grove Village | 4.1% | 9.2 mi | 44 |
| Des Plaines | 4.4% | 7.4 mi | 49 |
| Maine | 2.9% | 21.3 mi | 78 |
| Addison | 15.2% | 22.1 mi | 58 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Elk 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.