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Forsyth Park
Managed by Village of Forsyth
114 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Forsyth
Forsyth, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.4% of Forsyth is conserved land, roughly 68 acres. There are about 1.4 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Forsyth Park (1.1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Forsyth, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Forsyth outdoors
Conserved land
3.4%
68 of 1,970 acres
Trails
1.4 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi · 1 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
2
19 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
5.3 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 5.3 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.
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Forsyth Pocket Park
Park
2 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 Forsyth
Unnamed playground in Forsyth Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Forsyth Park at Montezuma Hills
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Forsyth Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Forsyth Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
68 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 paths5.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball5
- Pickleball4
- Tennis4
- Soccer3
- Volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Forsyth
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 68 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 43 | Open |
| Forsyth ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Oakland ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Montezuma ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Eagle Ridge ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Schroll ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Library ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Forsyth Veterans MemorialIn Forsyth Park · Memorial
Nearby
Forsyth and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forsyth | 3.4% | 1.4 mi | 2 |
| Decatur | 7.3% | 16.6 mi | 52 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Forsyth'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.