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Marengo Ridge Conservation Area
Managed by McHenry County Conservation District
790 acres6.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Marengo
Marengo, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 14% of Marengo is conserved land, roughly 3,093 acres. There are about 15 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Marengo Ridge Conservation Area (6.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Marengo, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Marengo outdoors
Conserved land
14%
3,093 of 22,868 acres
Trails
15 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 7 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
426 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.8 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
Indian Oaks Park
Park
56 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Sponable Park
Park
4 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.
Public pools in Marengo
Above Ground Pool
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
3,093 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 21 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 4 of 38 parcels. 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 paths0.8 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball13
- Tennis8
- Soccer5
- Basketball2
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Marengo
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Conservation Area 2,727 acConservation Easement 231 acPrivate Conservation 131 acState Conservation Area 82 acLocal Park 59 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marengo Ridge 11Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 308 | Access unknown |
| Kishwaukee Corridor 14Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 282 | Restricted |
| Kishwaukee CorridorLocal Conservation Area | Regional agency | 251 | Open |
| Kishwaukee Corridor 6Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 230 | Restricted |
| Kishwaukee Corridor 18Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 219 | Restricted |
| Kishwaukee Corridor 11Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 156 | Restricted |
| Coon Creek 6Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 154 | Access unknown |
| Kishwaukee Corridor 8Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 147 | Restricted |
| Kishwaukee Corridor 17Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 130 | Restricted |
| Kishwaukee Corridor 21Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 117 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
City of Marengo CemeteryCemetery
Sacred Heart CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Marengo and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Marengo'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.