1
Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area
Managed by Illinois Department of Natural Resources
2,156 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
Outdoors · Leepertown
Leepertown, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 34% of Leepertown is conserved land, roughly 3,944 acres. There are about 8.2 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Leepertown, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Leepertown outdoors
Conserved land
34%
3,944 of 11,754 acres
Trails
8.2 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 1 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
6
named on the map
Bike routes
2.3 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 2.3 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
Hartman Hunting Club
Nature preserve
123 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park
Managed by Illinois Department of Natural Resources
84 acres
Dog rules not recorded
4
Rod and Gun Club
Nature preserve
73 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Water
Lakes & rivers
Depue LakeHickory Ridge LakeHormel PondsreservoirLake RawsonLost LakeLower Spring LakeSpring LakelakeBig Bureau CreekEast Bureau Creek
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
3,944 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 2 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 paths2.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Leepertown
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 2,170 acPrivate Park 1,686 acState Recreation Area 64 acConservation Easement 48 acPrivate Recreation or Education 38 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake DePue State Fish and Wildlife AreaState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 2,170 | Open |
| Princeton Game and Fish ClubPrivate Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1,496 | Open |
| Hartman Hunting ClubPrivate Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 96 | Open |
| Rod and Gun ClubPrivate Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 93 | Open |
| Hennepin CanalState Recreation Area | Other state land | 64 | Open |
| Lucky Seven Duck and Deer IncPrivate Recreation or Education | Land trusts & nonprofits | 38 | Open |
| Princeton Game Fish ClubPrivate Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Greenwood CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Leepertown and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Leepertown'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.