1
Dam Number 4 North Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
151 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
Outdoors · Park Ridge
Park Ridge, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.1% of Park Ridge is conserved land, roughly 141 acres. There are about 7.6 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Dam Number 4 North Preserve (1.6 mi), Centennial Park (0.7 mi), and Maine Park (0.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Park Ridge, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Park Ridge outdoors
Conserved land
3.1%
141 of 4,541 acres
Trails
7.6 mi
1.1 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
24
4 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
4.5 mi
2.0 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
Centennial Park
Managed by Park Ridge Park District
20 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Maine Park
Managed by Park Ridge Park District
13 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
4
Dam Number 4 South Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
119 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Iroquois Woods Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
53 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Belleau Lake Preserve
Managed by Forest Preserve District of Cook County
27 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
North Park
Managed by Park Ridge Park District
6 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
All 24 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 24 parks & preserves
Dam Number 4 North Preserve151 acres · 1.6 mi of trail · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Centennial Park20 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Park Ridge Park District
Maine Park13 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Park Ridge Park District
Dam Number 4 South Preserve119 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Iroquois Woods Preserve53 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Belleau Lake Preserve27 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
North Park6 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Park Ridge Park District
Oakton Park15 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Park Ridge Park District
Woodland Park11 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Park Ridge Park District
Forest Preserve District of Cook County99 acres · Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Who protects the land
141 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes2.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths2.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
- Park Ridge Bikeways (bike route)0.3 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis45
- Baseball24
- Basketball13
- Soccer8
- Football6
- Pickleball6
- Beach volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Park Ridge and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Ridge | 3.1% | 7.6 mi | 24 |
| Chicago | 8% | 239.6 mi | 520 |
| Maine | 2.9% | 21.3 mi | 78 |
| Niles | 2.8% | 3.9 mi | 18 |
| Des Plaines | 4.4% | 7.4 mi | 49 |
| Norwood Park | 8.5% | 1.0 mi | 3 |
| Leyden | 1.4% | 12.5 mi | 37 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Park Ridge'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.