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Central Park
Park
49 acres0.4 mi of trail
Bike/Walking Path
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Grayslake
Grayslake, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 9.1% of Grayslake is conserved land, roughly 648 acres. There are about 6.7 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Grayslake, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Grayslake outdoors
Conserved land
9.1%
648 of 7,096 acres
Trails
6.7 mi
0.6 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
11
31 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
27.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 27.0 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
Alleghany Park
Park
64 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Almond Marsh Forest Preserve
Managed by Lake County Forest Preserves
20 acres
Dog rules not recorded
4
Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve
Managed by Lake County Forest Preserves
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
All 11 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 11 parks & preserves
Central Park49 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Alleghany Park64 acres
Almond Marsh Forest Preserve20 acres · Lake County Forest Preserves
Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve12 acres · Lake County Forest Preserves
Mill Creek Park9 acres
Gelatin Park7 acres
Jaycee Park7 acres
Cherry Creek Park5 acres · Village of Grayslake
Canterbury Park3 acres
Churchill Junction2 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Grayslake
Showing 1–10 of 32 playgrounds
Jones Island Park
Sunset Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Alleghany Park
Unnamed playground in Alleghany Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Central Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Jaycee Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 3.9 miHorses 0.6 miUnpaved 2.5 mi
- Bike/Walking Path0.4 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Grays LakelakeLeopold LakelakeMill CreekpondMolly's PondpondPrairie Crossing Pond 2pondPrairie Crossing Pond 3pondSanctuary Pondpond
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
648 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 97 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 paths27.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis34
- Baseball18
- Basketball11
- Soccer8
- Pickleball6
- Football3
- Volleyball3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Grayslake
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 310 acConservation Easement 184 acUnknown 95 acLocal Conservation Area 68 acLocal Recreation Area 59 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private Deed Restriction (Farm)Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 93 | Open |
| Alleghany ParkLocal Recreation Area | Regional agency | 57 | Open |
| Esper A Petersen Foundation Family Aquatic Center/Central ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 40 | Open |
| Doolittle ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 28 | Open |
| Rollins Savanna Forest PreserveLocal Conservation Area | Regional agency | 25 | Open |
| Mollys Pond ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 25 | Open |
| Central ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 22 | Open |
| College Trail Wetland And Open SpaceLocal Conservation Area | Regional agency | 21 | Open |
| Mill Creek ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 20 | Open |
| Meadowview ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 20 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Avon CemeteryCemetery
Grayslake CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Grayslake and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grayslake | 9.1% | 6.7 mi | 11 |
| Round Lake Beach | 16.8% | 3.2 mi | 10 |
| Gages Lake | 8.6% | 3.3 mi | 8 |
| Libertyville | 11.9% | 2.2 mi | 16 |
| Avon | 18.8% | 11.0 mi | 30 |
| Third Lake | 4.1% | 0.0 mi | 1 |
| Round Lake Park | 1.8% | 0.3 mi | 2 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Grayslake'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.