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Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area
Managed by Illinois Department of Natural Resources
759 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Ewing
Ewing, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.6% of Ewing is conserved land, roughly 883 acres. There are about 3.9 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area (0.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Ewing, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Ewing outdoors
Conserved land
3.6%
883 of 24,203 acres
Trails
3.9 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
437 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.4 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 1.4 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.
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Campgrounds in Ewing
Whittington Woods Campground
Whittington Woods Campground
YouthIn Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
883 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths1.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball2
- Tennis1
- Baseball1
- Softball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Ewing
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Unknown 714 acLocal Recreation Area 169 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed PropertyUnknown | Regional Water Districts | 527 | Open |
| Shooting ComplexUnknown | Regional agency | 181 | Open |
| Golf CourseLocal Recreation Area | Regional Water Districts | 169 | Open |
| Southern Illinois Artisans Shop and Visitor CenterUnknown | State natural resources | 7 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Cypher CemeteryCemetery
Franklin CemeteryCemetery
King CemeteryCemetery
Miller CemeteryCemetery
Overturf CemeteryCemetery
Phillips CemeteryCemetery
Shiloh CemeteryCemetery
Thurmond CemeteryCemetery
Winemiller CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Ewing and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ewing | 3.6% | 3.9 mi | 1 |
| Barren | 1.8% | 5.1 mi | 8 |
| Benton | 1.7% | 4.6 mi | 1 |
| Spring Garden | 2.8% | 4.4 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Ewing'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.