1
Douglas Hart Nature Center
Nature preserve
68 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Lafayette
Lafayette, IL parks, trails & bike paths
There are about 10 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Douglas Hart Nature Center (1.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Lafayette, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Lafayette outdoors
Conserved land
0.5%
115 of 23,085 acres
Trails
10 mi
0.3 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
2
25 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
6.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 6.0 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
Peterson Park
Park
20 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.
Playgrounds in Lafayette
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
- County Road 1075 East0.3 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
115 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 paths6.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball6
- Tennis4
- Football1
- Soccer1
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Lafayette
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Conservation Area 72 acLocal Park 23 acLocal Recreation Area 19 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Hart Nature CenterLocal Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 72 | Open |
| Peterson ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Unknown ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 19 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
WW2 TankIn Peterson Park · Memorial
Bethel CemeteryCemetery
Montgomery CemeteryCemetery
Rest Haven Memorial GardensCemetery
Nearby
Lafayette and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette | 0.5% | 10.3 mi | 2 |
| Humboldt | 0% | 3.8 mi | 0 |
| Mattoon | 0.4% | 7.8 mi | 8 |
| Mattoon | 1.9% | 4.4 mi | 7 |
| Pleasant Grove | 0.1% | 7.6 mi | 2 |
| Charleston | 4.1% | 4.4 mi | 12 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Lafayette'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.