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Spring Lake Park
Park
912 acres11.5 mi of trail
Fox TrailRat TrailDeer TrailFox A LoopBaby Rat Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Macomb
Macomb, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.3% of Macomb is conserved land, roughly 384 acres. There are about 15 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Spring Lake Park (11.5 mi) and Veterans Park (0.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Macomb, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Macomb outdoors
Conserved land
5.3%
384 of 7,178 acres
Trails
15 mi
1.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
23
26 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.6 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
79 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Lakeview Nature Area
Nature preserve
73 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Everly Park
Park
44 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 23 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 23 parks & preserves
Spring Lake Park912 acres · 11.5 mi of trail
Veterans Park79 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Chandler Park4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Lakeview Nature Area73 acres
Everly Park44 acres
Patton Park28 acres
Gumbart Woods23 acres
Glenwood Park21 acres
Vince Grady Field18 acres
Campus Mall13 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Campgrounds in Macomb
Camp Chic-a-GamaIn Spring Lake Park
Primitive North CampgroundIn Spring Lake Park · Spring Lake Park
Primitive South CampgroundIn Spring Lake Park · Spring Lake Park
Primitive Trail Site 1In Spring Lake Park · Spring Lake Park
Primitive Trail Site 2In Spring Lake Park · Spring Lake Park
Primitive Trail Site 3In Spring Lake Park · Spring Lake Park
Spring Lake Park CampgroundIn Spring Lake Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 11.5 mi
- Fox Trail2.9 mi
- Rat Trail2.6 mi
- Deer Trail2.1 mi
- Fox A Loop1.2 mi
- Baby Rat Trail0.8 mi
- Eagle Trail0.5 mi
- West Extension0.2 mi
- Bunny Trail0.1 mi
- The Boot Trail0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
384 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 97 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 paths0.6 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis23
- Baseball18
- Soccer15
- Football2
- Volleyball2
- Pickleball2
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Macomb
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Recreation Area 159 acLocal Park 109 acConservation Easement 97 acUnknown 19 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Lake ParkLocal Recreation Area | Regional agency | 81 | Open |
| Veterans ParkLocal Recreation Area | Regional agency | 77 | Open |
| Glenwood ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 64 | Open |
| Patton ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 26 | Open |
| Gumbart WoodsUnknown | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Downing ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 7 | Open |
| Compton ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Derry ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Chandler ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Wigwam HollowUnknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Abraham Lincoln PlaquePlaque
Chandler ArchIn Chandler Park · Monument
Civil War MonumentIn Chandler Park · Monument
Looking for LincolnPlaque
McDonough County Honor RollIn Chandler Park · Monument
War of 1812 MonumentIn Chandler Park · Monument
Oakwood CemeteryCemetery
Old Macomb CemeteryCemetery
Saint Paul CemeteryCemetery
Simpson CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Macomb and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macomb | 5.3% | 15.2 mi | 23 |
| Macomb City | 5.3% | 15.2 mi | 23 |
| Emmet | 5.1% | 4.2 mi | 3 |
| Macomb | 1.4% | 0.0 mi | 1 |
| Chalmers | 3.6% | 2.5 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Macomb'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 21.4-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.