1
Chicago Portage National Historic Site
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
40 acres0.6 mi of trail
Salt Creek Greenway Black Unpaved Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Lyons
Lyons, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 1.2% of Lyons is conserved land, roughly 17 acres. There are about 2.0 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Chicago Portage National Historic Site (0.6 mi) and Veterans Park (0.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Lyons, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Lyons outdoors
Conserved land
1.2%
17 of 1,448 acres
Trails
2.0 mi
0.9 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
10
2 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
2.9 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 2.9 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
Veterans Park
Park
13 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Ottawa Trail Woods South
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
99 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Cermak Woods
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
60 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 10 parks & preserves
Chicago Portage National Historic Site40 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Veterans Park13 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Ottawa Trail Woods South99 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Ottawa Trail Woods North57 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Stoney Ford Woods32 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Smith Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Cermak Woods60 acres · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
White Eagle Woods South32 acres · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Plank Road Meadow21 acres · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
White Eagle Woods North14 acres · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Picnic areas in Lyons
Cermak Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1In Cermak Woods
Ottawa Trail Woods Picnic Grove 1In Ottawa Trail Woods South
Ottawa Trail Woods Picnic Grove 3In Ottawa Trail Woods North
Ottawa Trail Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 2In Ottawa Trail Woods North
White Eagle Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 1In White Eagle Woods North
White Eagle Woods Picnic Shelter Grove 2In White Eagle Woods South
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 0.6 miUnpaved 0.7 mi
- Salt Creek Greenway Black Unpaved Trail0.6 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
17 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 paths2.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
- Salt Creek Trail (bike route)0.6 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball3
- Baseball3
- Tennis2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Lyons
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 17 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Smith ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Indian Gardens ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Nearby
Lyons and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyons | 1.2% | 2.0 mi | 10 |
| Riverside | 5.3% | 1.2 mi | 7 |
| Lyons | 2.9% | 27.4 mi | 81 |
| Riverside | 8.6% | 7.4 mi | 15 |
| Brookfield | 3.7% | 1.7 mi | 8 |
| Summit | 5% | 0.9 mi | 4 |
| Forest View | 0.6% | 0.0 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Lyons'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.