1
Russel Woods
Nature preserve
63 acres1.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Genoa
Genoa, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 3% of Genoa is conserved land, roughly 50 acres. There are about 4.3 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Russel Woods (1.8 mi) and Kiernan Park (1.4 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Genoa, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Genoa outdoors
Conserved land
3%
50 of 1,688 acres
Trails
4.3 mi
1.7 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
4
9 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 1.0 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
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
Kiernan Park
Park
38 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Lions Corner Park
Park
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Genoa Township Park District
Park
26 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Genoa
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Genoa Township Park District
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 0.5 mi
- Forest View Praire Trail0.1 mi
Who protects the land
50 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 paths1.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball9
- Soccer3
- Football1
- Basketball1
- Skate park1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Genoa
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 47 acLocal Conservation Area 2 acUnknown 1 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamberlain ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 25 | Open |
| David Carrol Memorial Citizens ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Kernan ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 8 | Open |
| Lions Corner ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 4 | Open |
| Russell Forest PreserveLocal Conservation Area | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
| Unnamed PropertyUnknown | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Genoa CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Genoa and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Genoa'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.