1
Nichols Park
Park
71 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Jacksonville
Jacksonville, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 2.5% of Jacksonville is conserved land, roughly 173 acres. Jacksonville has 8 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Jacksonville, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Jacksonville outdoors
Conserved land
2.5%
173 of 6,850 acres
Trails
0.5 mi
0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
8
10 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
Future Champions Sport Complex
Park
21 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Foreman Grove Park & Jacksonville Disc Golf Course
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Duncan Park
Park
6 acres
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.
Dog parks in Jacksonville
Dog parkIn Veterans Park
Jacksonville PetSafe Bark Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
173 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 paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball25
- Tennis22
- Football9
- Soccer7
- Pickleball4
- Basketball4
- Skate park1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Jacksonville
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 151 acLocal Recreation Area 22 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 67 | Open |
| Community ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 58 | Open |
| Lenz Field & Sports ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Private owners | 22 | Open |
| Foreman Grove ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Duncan ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Central ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Kiwanis ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Barr ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Veterans ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Jacksonville Historic DistrictIn Central Park · District
East CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Jacksonville and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville | 2.5% | 0.5 mi | 8 |
| South Jacksonville | 1.2% | 0.0 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Jacksonville'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.