Outdoors · Nunda
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About 16% of Nunda is conserved land, roughly 4,772 acres. There are about 38 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Silver Creek Conservation Area (5.6 mi), Sterne's Woods Park (5 mi), and Veteran Acres Park (3.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Nunda, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
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Conserved land
16%
4,772 of 30,617 acres
Trails
38 mi
0.8 mi per sq mi · 27 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
32
124 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
27.3 mi
0.6 mi lanes · 26.7 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
🏖️ Morrison Park Beach 🛝 Acorn Alley Playground 🛝 McDonald's PlayPlace 🛝 Unnamed playground in Asbury Park 🛝 Unnamed playground in Woodland Estates Park 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground in Oakwood Hills Fen 🛝 Unnamed playground in Oakwood Hills Fen 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground in Maple Ridge Park 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground in Homestead Tot Lot 🛝 Unnamed playground in Malibu Playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground in Jaycee Park 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground 🛝 Unnamed playground in Pebble Creek Park 🛝 Unnamed playground in Knox Park 🛝 Unnamed playground in Creekside Park 🛝 Unnamed playground in Moraine Hills State Park 🛝 Unnamed playground in Moraine Hills State Park 🛝 Unnamed playground in Moraine Hills State Park 🛝 Unnamed playground in Morrison Park 🐕 Unnamed dog park in Lippold Park 🛶 Unnamed boat launch in Miller Riverfront Park 🔭 Black Tern Marsh Viewing Platform Form 🔭 Wetland Scenic View 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Sterne's Woods Park 🔭 Unnamed scenic view in Stickney Run Conservation Area 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Silver Creek Conservation Area 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Silver Creek Conservation Area 🧺 Unnamed picnic area in Silver Creek Conservation Area 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
1 Silver Creek Conservation Area Managed by McHenry County Conservation District
653 acres5.6 mi of trail
West Trail Loop Long Loop East Trail Loop Short Loop Trail to River
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
2 Sterne's Woods Park Managed by Crystal Lake Park District
116 acres5 mi of trail
Moraine View Trail Fen View Trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
3 Veteran Acres Park Managed by Crystal Lake Park District
134 acres3.6 mi of trail
Kettle View Trail Prairie View Trail Moraine View Trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
4 Moraine Hills State Park Managed by Illinois Department of Natural Resources
1,591 acres2.9 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
5 Sterne's Fen Nature Preserve Managed by Crystal Lake Park District
80 acres2.1 mi of trail
Oak View Trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
6 Oakwood Hills Fen Managed by Village of Oakwood Hills
97 acres1.6 mi of trail
deer path
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
7 Bates Fen Nature Preserve Managed by McHenry County Conservation District
205 acres1.4 mi of trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
8 Wingate Prairie Nature Preserve Nature preserve
15 acres1.1 mi of trail
Prairie View Trail Kettle View Trail
🐕 Dog rules not recorded
All 32 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 32 parks & preserves
🌲 Silver Creek Conservation Area 653 acres · 5.6 mi of trail · McHenry County Conservation District
🌳 Sterne's Woods Park 116 acres · 5 mi of trail · Crystal Lake Park District
🌳 Veteran Acres Park 134 acres · 3.6 mi of trail · Crystal Lake Park District
🌲 Moraine Hills State Park 1,591 acres · 2.9 mi of trail · Illinois Department of Natural Resources
🌲 Sterne's Fen Nature Preserve 80 acres · 2.1 mi of trail · Crystal Lake Park District
🌲 Oakwood Hills Fen 97 acres · 1.6 mi of trail · Village of Oakwood Hills
🌲 Bates Fen Nature Preserve 205 acres · 1.4 mi of trail · McHenry County Conservation District
🌲 Wingate Prairie Nature Preserve 15 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
🌲 Stickney Run Conservation Area 372 acres · 1 mi of trail · McHenry County Conservation District
🌳 Woodland Estates Park 21 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Crystal Lake Park District
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Nunda Show all on map
Showing 1–10 of 32 playgrounds
🛝 Acorn Alley Playground In Veteran Acres Park
🛝 Unnamed playground in Asbury Park
🛝 Unnamed playground in Woodland Estates Park
🛝 Unnamed playground in Oakwood Hills Fen
🛝 Unnamed playground in Oakwood Hills Fen
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 3.8 mi Unpaved 18.5 mi
Showing 1–10 of 12 trails
Moraine View Trail 1.6 mi West Trail Loop 1.2 mi Long Loop 1.2 mi East Trail Loop 1.0 mi Oak View Trail 1.0 mi Kettle View Trail 0.8 mi Prairie View Trail 0.8 mi Fen View Trail 0.8 mi Short Loop 0.6 mi Trail to River 0.3 mi Water
Lakes & rivers
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Who protects the land
4,772 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources
1,931 ac State conservation
1,467 ac Land trusts & nonprofits
390 ac Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 661 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 5 of 85 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
Painted or protected bike lanes 0.6 mi Off-road bike paths 26.7 mi Shoulders & shared lanes 0.0 mi
Courts & fields Tennis 26 Baseball 13 Basketball 6 Soccer 4 Beach volleyball 2 Football 2 Volleyball 2 Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Nunda
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 1,839 ac State Park 1,563 ac State Conservation Area 983 ac Local Conservation Area 964 ac Local Park 721 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
Place Managed by Acres Public access
Morraine Hills State Park State Park State natural resources 1,563 Open Silver Creek Local Conservation Area Regional agency 699 Open Black Crown Marsh State Natural Area State Conservation Area State natural resources 365 Open Stickney Run Conservation Area Local Conservation Area Regional agency 224 Restricted Sterne's Fen Nature Preserve State Conservation Area Town or city 185 Restricted Sterne'S Woods Local Park Regional agency 185 Open Veteran Acres Park Local Park Regional agency 133 Open Stickney Run 2 State Conservation Area Regional agency 117 Restricted Lippold Park Local Park Regional agency 71 Open Stickney Run 3 State Conservation Area Regional agency 70 Restricted
History
Historic places to visit
🏛️ Colonel Gustavius A. Palmer House In Colonel Palmer House · Building · 1858
🏛️ Helicopter In Veteran's Park · Aircraft
🪦 Crystal Lake Memorial Park Cemetery
🪦 Holcombville Cemetery Cemetery
🪦 McMillan Cemetery Cemetery
🪦 Prairie Grove Cemetery Cemetery
🪦 Ridgefield Cemetery Cemetery
🪦 Saint Patrick's Cemetery Cemetery
Nearby
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Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
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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 22.4-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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