Outdoors · Eureka

Eureka, IL parks, trails & bike paths

About 5.6% of Eureka is conserved land, roughly 98 acres. Eureka has 3 named parks and preserves on the map.

Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Eureka, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.

At a glance

Eureka outdoors

Conserved land
5.6%
98 of 1,770 acres
Trails
0.7 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
3
20 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

123
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.
1

Eureka Lake Park

Park
49 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the parking lot
2

William Honeg Park

Managed by City of Eureka
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3

Lilac Arboretum

Park
1 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 Eureka
Davidson Woods
Directions
Unnamed playground in Eureka Lake Park
Directions
Unnamed playground in Eureka Lake Park
Directions
Unnamed playground in Eureka Lake Park
Directions
Unnamed playgroundHours: Mon–Sun 7 am – 11 pm
Directions
Unnamed playground in Eureka Lake Park
Directions
Water

Lakes & rivers

Tap a name for directions.

Who protects the land

98 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city
90 ac
County
8 ac
Biking & sports

Bike routes, courts & fields

  • Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
  • Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
  • Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi

Courts & fields

  • Baseball7
  • Basketball4
  • Soccer3
  • Beach volleyball1
  • Skate park1
  • Football1
  • Softball1

Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.

Public lands

The biggest protected places in Eureka

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 90 acLocal Recreation Area 8 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Lake Eureka ParkLocal ParkTown or city90Open
Woodford County FairgroundsLocal Recreation AreaCounty8Open
Nearby

Eureka and its neighbors

Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
TownConservedTrailsParks & preserves
Eureka5.6%0.7 mi3
Cruger0.4%1.1 mi2
Olio0.9%2.8 mi3
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about Eureka'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.

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