Outdoors · Newell

Newell, IL parks, trails & bike paths

There are about 4.8 miles of mapped trails.

Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Newell, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.

At a glance

Newell outdoors

Conserved land
0.5%
153 of 32,273 acres
Trails
4.8 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
4
11 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

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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.
1

Winterview Park

Park
56 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
2

Winter Park

Park
26 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3

Liberty Park

Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4

Cannon Park

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do

Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more

Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Newell
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Trails

Named trails

  • Radio Tower Walking Path0.4 mi
Water

Lakes & rivers

Tap a name for directions.

Who protects the land

153 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city
103 ac
Private owners
49 ac
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

  • Soccer13
  • Baseball12
  • Tennis4
  • Softball4
  • Football2
  • Tracks2
  • Basketball1

Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.

Public lands

The biggest protected places in Newell

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 103 acPrivate Conservation 49 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Espenscheid ParkLocal ParkTown or city63Open
North Fork Vermilion RiverPrivate ConservationPrivate owners49Restricted
Winter ParkLocal ParkTown or city31Open
Liberty ParkLocal ParkTown or city8Open
Cannon ParkLocal ParkTown or city2Open
History

Historic places to visit

Everyday HeroesMemorial
Bryley CemeteryCemetery
Farmers Chapel CemeteryCemetery
Huffman CemeteryCemetery
Lamb CemeteryCemetery
Leonard CemeteryCemetery
Rose CemeteryCemetery
Sunset Memorial ParkCemetery
Walnut Corner CemeteryCemetery
Nearby

Newell and its neighbors

Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
TownConservedTrailsParks & preserves
Newell0.5%4.8 mi4
Blount11.2%30.9 mi3
South Ross0.4%4.6 mi0
Danville2.7%11.0 mi11
Danville2.4%4.9 mi16
Highland1.8%10.0 mi0
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about Newell'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.

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