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Argyle Lake State Park
Nature preserve
533 acres4.2 mi of trail
Equestrian TrailHorseshoe TrailWhite Pines TrailLonesome Oak Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Emmet
Emmet, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.1% of Emmet is conserved land, roughly 1,046 acres. There are about 4.2 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Argyle Lake State Park (4.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Emmet, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Emmet outdoors
Conserved land
5.1%
1,046 of 20,597 acres
Trails
4.2 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
928 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 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
Spring Lake Park
Park
173 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Wigwam Hollow
Nature preserve
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Campgrounds in Emmet
Primitive Pines 1In Spring Lake Park · Spring Lake Park
Primitive Pines 2In Spring Lake Park · Spring Lake Park
Twin Oaks CampgroundIn Argyle Lake State Park · Argyle Lake State Park
Trails
Named trails
Horses 2.4 miUnpaved 2.0 mi
- Equestrian Trail2.4 mi
- Horseshoe Trail0.5 mi
- White Pines Trail0.4 mi
- Lonesome Oak Trail0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,046 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 313 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 lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Emmet
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Recreation Area 533 acConservation Easement 480 acPrivate Conservation 183 acUnknown 17 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argyle Lake State ParkState Recreation Area | State natural resources | 533 | Open |
| Thistle Hills Land and Water ReservePrivate Conservation | Private owners | 183 | Closed |
| Wigwam HollowUnknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 17 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Atkinson CemeteryCemetery
Guy CemeteryCemetery
Pennington Number 1 CemeteryCemetery
Spring Creek CemeteryCemetery
Walker CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Emmet and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmet | 5.1% | 4.2 mi | 3 |
| Macomb | 5.3% | 15.2 mi | 23 |
| Macomb City | 5.3% | 15.2 mi | 23 |
| Hire | 2.2% | 2.1 mi | 1 |
| Sciota | 0.1% | 0.5 mi | 1 |
| Macomb | 1.4% | 0.0 mi | 1 |
| Colchester | 10% | 6.3 mi | 3 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Emmet'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.