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Mississippi Sanctuary/Olin Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
439 acres8.6 mi of trail
Deer TrailBeaver-Deer-Rock TrailBeaver TrailConnectorBurn Break
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Godfrey
Godfrey, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 8.3% of Godfrey is conserved land, roughly 1,910 acres. There are about 13 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Mississippi Sanctuary/Olin Nature Preserve (8.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Godfrey, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Godfrey outdoors
Conserved land
8.3%
1,910 of 23,143 acres
Trails
13 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 12 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
4
108 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
8.3 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 8.3 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.
2
Glazebrook Park
Park
43 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Godfrey Ball Park
Park
59 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Homer Adams Park
Park
5 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.
Campgrounds in Godfrey
Cheyene
Illini
Kwains
Optimist
Ranger
Rotary
Staff Village
Wischixin
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 8.3 mi
Showing 1–10 of 21 trails
- Deer Trail1.1 mi
- Beaver-Deer-Rock Trail0.8 mi
- Connector0.6 mi
- Beaver Trail0.6 mi
- Burn Break0.5 mi
- Beaver-Deer Trails0.4 mi
- Indian Trail0.4 mi
- Fox Trail0.4 mi
- Hutchinson Bird Trail0.4 mi
- Bunny Rim Run0.3 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Alton-Woodriver Sportsmens ReservoirBlue PoolCypress PondpondGodfrey PondGodfrey Splash PadSeasonal Celebration BasinWilkinson Pondreservoir
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,910 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 517 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 6 of 57 parcels. 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 paths8.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball17
- Tennis15
- Pickleball8
- Soccer5
- Football3
- Cricket1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Godfrey
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 1,290 acState Conservation Area 490 acUnknown 436 acLocal Park 166 acPrivate Park 159 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| John M. Olin Nature PreserveState Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 295 | Open |
| Unnamed PropertyUnknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 236 | Open |
| Piasa Island Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 177 | Open |
| Rolling Hills Golf CoursePrivate Park | Private owners | 158 | Open |
| LaVista ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 106 | Open |
| SchrageUnknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 56 | Open |
| Godfrey Ball ParkLocal Recreation Area | Joint | 51 | Open |
| Kemp and Cora Hutchinson Bird SanctuaryUnknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 41 | Open |
| Robert K. Glazebrook ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 41 | Open |
| Kemp and Cora Hutchinson EastUnknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 41 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 11 places
Avenue of FlagsIn Godfrey Ball Park · Memorial
Lindberg Relay StationIn Homer Adams Park · Building
McAdams MemorialMemorial
Olin FoundationMemorial
Solider's MemorialIn Glazebrook Park · Memorial
Underground Railroad MemorialIn Mississippi Sanctuary/Olin Nature Preserve · Monument
Bethany CemeteryCemetery
Godfrey City CemeteryCemetery
Greenwood CemetaryCemetery
Greenwood CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Godfrey and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Godfrey | 8.3% | 13.0 mi | 4 |
| Alton | 5.6% | 9.3 mi | 17 |
| Alton | 5.6% | 9.3 mi | 17 |
| Foster | 0.2% | 4.0 mi | 1 |
| West Alton | 14.3% | 34.4 mi | 2 |
| Elsah | 9.3% | 10.7 mi | 0 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Godfrey'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 23.3-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.