1
Hickory Creek Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Will County
1,246 acres11.1 mi of trail
OrangePurpleBlueGreenYellow
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Frankfort
Frankfort, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 6.3% of Frankfort is conserved land, roughly 1,468 acres. There are about 22 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Hickory Creek Preserve (11.1 mi), Hecht Park (0.7 mi), and Arbor Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Frankfort, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Frankfort outdoors
Conserved land
6.3%
1,468 of 23,417 acres
Trails
22 mi
0.6 mi per sq mi · 9 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
43
24 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
43.8 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 43.8 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
Hecht Park
Park
28 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Arbor Park
Managed by Frankfort Square Park District
12 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Union Park
Park
57 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Buske Park
Park
25 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
6
Heritage Knolls Park
Park
6 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 43 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 43 parks & preserves
Hickory Creek Preserve1,246 acres · 11.1 mi of trail · Forest Preserve District of Will County
Hecht Park28 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Arbor Park12 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Frankfort Square Park District
Union Park57 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Buske Park25 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Heritage Knolls Park6 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Kiwanis Park11 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Prairie Ridge Park6 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Jackson Creek Park20 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Hunter Prairie Park9 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Dog parks in Frankfort
Simba and Nala’s Dog ParkIn Union Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 0.8 miUnpaved 3.8 mi
Showing 1–10 of 14 trails
- Orange1.5 mi
- Purple1.1 mi
- Blue1.0 mi
- Green1.0 mi
- Yellow0.9 mi
- FPDWC0.8 mi
- Brown0.6 mi
- LW East0.5 mi
- Lime0.4 mi
- Lake Loop0.3 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,468 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 329 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 paths43.8 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball57
- Tennis35
- Basketball14
- Pickleball8
- Skate park3
- Football3
- Volleyball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Frankfort
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 740 acConservation Easement 329 acLocal Conservation Area 266 acUnknown 92 acLocal Recreation Area 40 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sauk Trail ReservoirLocal Conservation Area | Regional agency | 225 | Open |
| Mokena ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 81 | Open |
| Union Creek Parks, Simba and Nala's Dog Park, Skate Park & Inline Hockey RinUnknown | Town or city | 75 | Open |
| Commissioners ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 59 | Open |
| Island Prairie ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 54 | Open |
| Marley Creek ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 52 | Open |
| Hunters WoodsLocal Conservation Area | Regional agency | 42 | Open |
| Square Links Golf Course and Driving RangeLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 40 | Open |
| Indian Grove Park SouthLocal Park | Regional agency | 31 | Open |
| Lakeview Estates North ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 26 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Bank BarnBuilding · 1873-1-1
Frederick Sheer Crib Barn ~1847Building · 1847-01-01
Frederick Sheer Three-Bay Threshing Barn 1847 - BurnedBuilding · 1847-01-01
Frankfort CemeteryCemetery
Hickory CemeteryCemetery
Pleasant Hill CemeteryCemetery
Saint John's CemeteryCemetery
Saint Mary's CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Frankfort and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Frankfort'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.