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Manhattan Central Park
Managed by Manhtattan
7 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Manhattan
Manhattan, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.4% of Manhattan is conserved land, roughly 147 acres. There are about 1.1 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Manhattan, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Manhattan outdoors
Conserved land
3.4%
147 of 4,304 acres
Trails
1.1 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
4
13 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
6.5 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 6.5 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
Gustafson Grove
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Leighlinbridge Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Foxford Park
Park
1 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 Manhattan
Unnamed playground in Manhattan Central Park
Unnamed playground in Manhattan Central Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Who protects the land
147 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 19 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 paths6.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball5
- Pickleball2
- Basketball1
- Tennis1
- Volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Manhattan
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Unknown 69 acLocal Park 35 acLocal Recreation Area 24 acConservation Easement 19 acRecreation or Education Easement 2 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed PropertyUnknown | Town or city | 53 | Open |
| Wauponsee Glacial Trail 1Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 24 | Open |
| Foxford SubdivisionUnknown | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Central ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 11 | Open |
| Lexington ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Pirate Theme PlaygroundLocal Park | Regional agency | 8 | Open |
| Unknown ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 4 | Open |
| PlaygroundLocal Park | Regional agency | 4 | Open |
| Century East SubdivisionUnknown | Town or city | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Saint Joseph Guardian Angels CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Manhattan'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.