1
Williamson County Fairgrounds
Park
53 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Marion
Marion, IL parks, trails & bike paths
There are about 6.6 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Marion, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Marion outdoors
Conserved land
0.6%
57 of 9,304 acres
Trails
6.6 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
9
3 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
2.5 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 2.5 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
Harry Crisp Sports Complex
Managed by The City of Marion
37 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Pyramid Park
Park
32 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Marion Soccer Fields
Park
26 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 9 parks & preserves
Ray Fosse Park23 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Ashley Park9 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Williamson County Fairgrounds53 acres
Harry Crisp Sports Complex37 acres · The City of Marion
Pyramid Park32 acres
Marion Soccer Fields26 acres
Russell Street Park5 acres
Edwards Field4 acres
John W. Jones Park1 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Dog parks in Marion
The Bark ParkIn Russell Street Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
57 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 paths2.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Soccer14
- Tennis12
- Baseball12
- Basketball10
- Football1
- Skate park1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Marion
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 42 acLocal Recreation Area 13 acNational Wildlife Refuge 3 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyramid ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 32 | Open |
| Ray Fosse ParkLocal Recreation Area | Regional agency | 13 | Open |
| Russell Street ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 6 | Open |
| Ashley ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 3 | Open |
| Crab Orchard National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 3 | Restricted |
| John W Honew ParkLocal Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Bob ButlerIn Old Town Square · Statue
Marion TornadoIn Old Town Square · Memorial
Aikmen CemeteryCemetery
Camp Ground CemeteryCemetery
City CemeteryCemetery
Goodall CemeteryCemetery
Old William AikmanCemetery
Perry CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Marion'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 24.1-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.