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Lake Murphysboro State Park
Managed by Illinois Department of Natural Resources
610 acres1.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Levan
Levan, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 21% of Levan is conserved land, roughly 4,856 acres. There are about 21 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Lake Murphysboro State Park (1.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Levan, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Levan outdoors
Conserved land
21%
4,856 of 23,416 acres
Trails
21 mi
0.6 mi per sq mi · 19 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
named on the map
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
Paul Ice Recreation Area
Managed by Illinois Department of Natural Resources
24 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Glen Schlimpert Recreation Area
Managed by Illinois Department of Natural Resources
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Campgrounds in Levan
Big Oak CampgroundIn Lake Murphysboro State Park
Ed Bottom Memorial CampgroundFee · Kinkaid Lake Marina
The PointFee · Kinkaid Lake Marina
Water Lily CampgroundIn Lake Murphysboro State Park
Unnamed campground
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 17.2 mi
- Kinkaid Lake Trail9.7 mi
- Kinkade Lake North2.1 mi
- Rend Lake1.5 mi
- Buttermilk Trail0.8 mi
- Kinkaid Lake North Spur0.4 mi
- Kinkaid Lake North0.3 mi
- Waterfall Trail0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
4,856 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 181 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
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Levan
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Forest 4,065 acState Park 611 acConservation Easement 280 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee National ForestNational Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 4,065 | Open |
| Lake Murphysboro State ParkState Park | State natural resources | 611 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Bartlett CemeteryCemetery
Camp Creek cemeteryCemetery
Lone Oak CemeteryCemetery
Mount Joy CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Levan and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levan | 20.7% | 21.3 mi | 3 |
| Somerset | 1.2% | 0.0 mi | 1 |
| Sand Ridge | 23.5% | 11.4 mi | 1 |
| Kinkaid | 42.4% | 23.1 mi | 0 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Levan'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 20.2-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.