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Gateway Park
Park
108 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Galena
Galena, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 7.6% of Galena is conserved land, roughly 224 acres. There are about 4.0 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Gateway Park (1.2 mi) and Grant View Park (0.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Galena, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Galena outdoors
Conserved land
7.6%
224 of 2,953 acres
Trails
4.0 mi
0.9 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
8
76 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
5.2 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 5.2 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
Grant View Park
Park
6 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Recreation Park
Park
41 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Depot Park
Park
24 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.
Public pools in Galena
Swimming PoolIn Recreation Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
224 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 99 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 paths5.2 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis4
- Baseball3
- Basketball3
- Volleyball2
- Skate park1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Galena
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 100 acLocal Park 84 acState Conservation Area 24 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area 9 acLocal Recreation Area 7 ac
Showing 1–10 of 12 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreation ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 42 | Open |
| Buehler PreserveState Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 24 | Closed |
| Riverside ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Depot ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Galena Golf ClubLocal Recreation Area | County | 7 | Open |
| James H Wienen Memorial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Grant View ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Grant Home Historic SiteLocal Historic or Cultural Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Old Cemetery ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Grant Home Historic ParkLocal Historic or Cultural Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Galena Historic DistrictDistrict · 1900
Julia Dent GrantStatue
Old FirehouseBuilding
Greenwood CemeteryCemetery
Saint Marys CemeteryCemetery
St. Michaels CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Galena and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galena | 7.6% | 4.0 mi | 8 |
| West Galena | 27.4% | 1.8 mi | 5 |
| East Galena | 2.9% | 9.3 mi | 5 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Galena'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.