1
Wildlife Prairie Park
Managed by Friends of Wildlife Prairie Park
1,438 acres17.8 mi of trail
Floodplain Hiking TrailMalibu5 Fingers of Fun116 RavineDouble Stuff (North)
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Kickapoo
Kickapoo, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 13% of Kickapoo is conserved land, roughly 2,636 acres. There are about 33 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Wildlife Prairie Park (17.8 mi), Kinsey Park (12.8 mi), and Sommer Farm (2.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Kickapoo, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Kickapoo outdoors
Conserved land
13%
2,636 of 20,497 acres
Trails
33 mi
1 mi per sq mi · 33 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
4
322 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
3.6 mi
0.6 mi lanes · 2.7 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
Kinsey Park
Nature preserve
386 acres12.8 mi of trail
The Wizard - Kinsey ParkCowardly Lion - Kinsey ParkFlying Monkeys - Kinsey ParkLand of Oz - Kinsey ParkHorse of a Different Color - Kinsey Park
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Sommer Farm
Managed by Peoria Park District
322 acres2.2 mi of trail
Coal Stream TrailCemetery TrailJack Pine TrailCanoe Trail.peoria bill
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
4
Sommer Park North
Managed by Peoria Park District
37 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Scenic views in Kickapoo
Hazel's Hill OverlookIn Wildlife Prairie Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 5.7 miUnpaved 26.0 mi
Showing 1–10 of 25 trails
- Floodplain Hiking Trail2.8 mi
- The Wizard - Kinsey Park2.0 mi
- Cowardly Lion - Kinsey Park1.3 mi
- Flying Monkeys - Kinsey Park1.3 mi
- Malibu1.2 mi
- 5 Fingers of Fun1.0 mi
- Munchkinland East0.9 mi
- Coal Stream Trail0.8 mi
- 116 Ravine0.8 mi
- Land of Oz - Kinsey Park0.8 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Beaver LakeCaboose LakeDeep LakeHorseshoe LakeLake BethanypondNorth LakeTaylor LakeTurtle LakeWest South LakeKickapoo Creek
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
2,636 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 24 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 lanes0.6 mi
- Off-road bike paths2.7 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.3 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball11
- Softball10
- Soccer2
- Tennis2
- Pickleball2
- Skate park1
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Kickapoo
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Private Park 1,831 acLocal Park 712 acConservation Easement 80 acLocal Recreation Area 39 acLocal Conservation Area 29 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel and Bill Rutherford's Wildlife Prairie ParkPrivate Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1,457 | Open |
| Kinsey ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 388 | Open |
| Weaver Ridge Golf ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 374 | Open |
| Sommer ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 322 | Open |
| Golf Learning CenterLocal Recreation Area | Regional agency | 39 | Open |
| Vicary Bottoms ParkLocal Conservation Area | Regional agency | 29 | Open |
| City ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Koerner CemeteryCemetery
Pottstown CemeteryCemetery
Swan Lake Memory GardensCemetery
Nearby
Kickapoo and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Kickapoo'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.