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Outdoors in McKendree Parks, trails & the outdoors in McKendree About 7.4% of McKendree is conserved land, roughly 1,375 acres. There are about 22 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Forest Glen County Preserve (16.8 mi), Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area (1.5 mi), and Doris Westfall Prairie Restoration Nature Preserve (0.5 mi).
Conserved land
7.4%
1,375 of 18,689 acres
Trails
22 mi
0.8 mi per sq mi · 6 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
named on the map
What kind of outdoors town is McKendree? Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
This week on the trails Best day for a walk: Monday 69°, sunny, 0% chance of rain.
Today ⛅ 69° 45° 6% rain
Sat ☀️ 71° 45° 0% rain
Sun ☀️ 75° 47° 0% rain
Mon ☀️ 69° 40° 0% rain
Tue ☀️ 70° 44° 0% rain
Wed ☀️ 77° 50° 0% rain
The map Conserved land, trails & bike routes Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
🛝 Unnamed playground 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Forest Glen County Preserve 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Forest Glen County Preserve 🏕️ East Camp Site 🏕️ Group Campgrounds 🏕️ Group Campgrounds 🏕️ Tent Campgrounds 1 2 3
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★ What stands out · Things to do 7 places to go in McKendree Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
🛝 1 Playground 🔭 1 Scenic view 🧺 1 Picnic area 🏕️ 4 Campgrounds
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🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Forest Glen County Preserve
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Picnic areas in McKendree Show all on map
🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Forest Glen County Preserve
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Campgrounds in McKendree Show all on map
🏕️ East Camp Site In Forest Glen County Preserve
Map Directions 🏕️ Group Campgrounds In Forest Glen County Preserve
Map Directions 🏕️ Group Campgrounds In Forest Glen County Preserve
Map Directions 🏕️ Tent Campgrounds In Forest Glen County Preserve
Map Directions
Places to walk Pick a walk The longest trail network is Forest Glen County Preserve, with 16.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 3 Under 1 mi 1 1–3 mi 1 3+ mi 1 100+ acres 2
1 Forest Glen County Preserve Managed by Vermillion County Conservation District
1,823 acres16.8 mi of trail
River Ridge Back Pack Trail Hickory Ridge Trail Tall Tree Trail Big Woods Trail +1
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
2 Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area Nature preserve
908 acres1.5 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
3 Doris Westfall Prairie Restoration Nature Preserve Nature preserve
33 acres0.5 mi of trail
River Ridge Back Pack Trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
Trails & water
12 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers Named trails
Unpaved · 18.8 mi
River Ridge Back Pack Trail 8.9 mi
Hickory Ridge Trail 1.0 mi
Tall Tree Trail 0.9 mi
Big Woods Trail 0.8 mi
Old Barn Trail 0.7 mi
Crab Tree Trail 0.7 mi
Hawk Hill Trail 0.5 mi
Willow Creek Trail 0.5 mi
Primitive Loop Trail 0.4 mi
Deer Meadow Trail 0.3 mi
2 more trails 🥾 Spring Crest Trail
0.2 mi Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Who protects it 1,375 conserved acres Who manages McKendree’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation 1,006 ac
State natural resources 919 ac
Private owners 388 ac
Other state land 61 ac
State Conservation Area · 1,227 ac Conservation Easement · 1,006 ac Private Conservation · 80 ac Unknown · 61 ac
Good to know Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected places
Place Managed by Acres Public access
Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural AreaState Conservation Area
State natural resources 919 Open Russell M. Duffin Nature PreserveState Conservation Area
Private owners 180 Closed Vermilion River - Wabash DrainagePrivate Conservation
Private owners 74 Restricted Vermilion River ObservatoryUnknown
Other state land 61 Open Doris Westfall Prairie Restoration Nature PreserveState Conservation Area
Private owners 44 Closed Russell M. Duffin Natural AreaState Conservation Area
Private owners 35 Closed Howard's Hollow Seep Nature PreserveState Conservation Area
Private owners 31 Closed Forest Glen Seep Nature PreserveState Conservation Area
Private owners 18 Closed Forest Glen SeepPrivate Conservation
Private owners 6 Closed
Biking & sports 0.0 miles of bike routes Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.0 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.0 mi
off-road bike paths
0.0 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
5 old cemeteries History → Next door McKendree and its neighbors McKendree has the most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Trail talk Conditions, parking and favorite walks from McKendree neighbors.
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Trail muddy, icy or closed? Give neighbors a heads-up → Where do you park for Forest Glen County Preserve? → Are dogs allowed at Forest Glen County Preserve? → What’s your favorite walk in McKendree? →
Trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US . Measured against the Census town boundary. Forecast: National Weather Service.
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.
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