1
Sand Ridge State Forest
Managed by Illinois Department of Natural Resources
1,391 acres7.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Manito
Manito, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 8.8% of Manito is conserved land, roughly 2,449 acres. There are about 8.9 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Sand Ridge State Forest (7.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Manito, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Manito outdoors
Conserved land
8.8%
2,449 of 27,864 acres
Trails
8.9 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 8 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
1,193 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
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
Sparks Pond State Natural Area
Nature preserve
380 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Walden West Land and Water Reserve
Nature preserve
41 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.
Campgrounds in Manito
Back Country 1In Sand Ridge State Forest
Oak CampIn Sand Ridge State Forest
Who protects the land
2,449 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 3 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
Courts & fields
- Baseball8
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Manito
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 1,791 acPrivate Conservation 662 acConservation Easement 410 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Ridge State ForestState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 1,421 | Open |
| Sparks PondsPrivate Conservation | Private owners | 615 | Closed |
| Sparks Pond State Natural AreaState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 369 | Open |
| Walden West Land and Water ReservePrivate Conservation | Private owners | 47 | Closed |
History
Historic places to visit
Albright CemeteryCemetery
Coon Grove CemeteryCemetery
Langston CemeteryCemetery
Meadow Lawn CemeteryCemetery
Oak Grove CemeteryCemetery
Saint Fredrick's Catholic CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Manito and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manito | 8.8% | 8.9 mi | 3 |
| Forest City | 6% | 9.0 mi | 1 |
| Spring Lake | 5.9% | 1.7 mi | 6 |
| Quiver | 30.3% | 40.9 mi | 3 |
| Malone | 3.3% | 1.2 mi | 0 |
| Sand Prairie | 3.1% | 3.1 mi | 1 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Manito'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 27.4-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.