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Sports Complex
Park
31 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Morrison
Morrison, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.6% of Morrison is conserved land, roughly 75 acres. There are about 1.7 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Sports Complex (1.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Morrison, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Morrison outdoors
Conserved land
4.6%
75 of 1,616 acres
Trails
1.7 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
6
20 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
3.2 mi
2.1 mi lanes · 1.1 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
Whiteside County Fairgrounds
Park
34 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
French Creek Park
Park
26 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Waterworks Park
Park
11 acres0.2 mi of trail
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 Morrison
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in French Creek Park
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
75 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes2.1 mi
- Off-road bike paths1.1 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball8
- Pickleball5
- Tennis3
- Basketball2
- Football1
- Soccer1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Morrison
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 75 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morrison Sport ComplexLocal Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| French Creek ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Waterworks ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Kiwanis ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Kelly ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Veteran'S Park & MemorialLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Grove Hill CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Morrison'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.