1
Sweeney Woods Preserve
Managed by ParkLands Foundation
112 acres2.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Gridley
Gridley, IL parks, trails & bike paths
There are about 5.2 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Sweeney Woods Preserve (2.2 mi) and Westview Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Gridley, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Gridley outdoors
Conserved land
0.7%
229 of 34,666 acres
Trails
5.2 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
132 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 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
Westview Park
Park
10 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Merwin Savannah Nature Preserve
Managed by ParkLands Foundation
61 acres0.3 mi of trail
No dogsMapped in OpenStreetMap
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Gridley
Unnamed playground in Westview Park
Unnamed playground
Who protects the land
229 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 53 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 paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball2
- Pickleball2
- Tennis1
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Gridley
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 176 acConservation Easement 113 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweeney Woods PreserveState Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 93 | Open |
| Merwin PreserveState Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 61 | Open |
| NIG PreserveState Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 23 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Gridley CemeteryCemetery
Hibbs-Bigger CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Gridley and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Gridley'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 24.2-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.