1
Baker Park
Park
65 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Peru
Peru, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 2.2% of Peru is conserved land, roughly 146 acres. There are about 2.6 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Baker Park (1.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Peru, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Peru outdoors
Conserved land
2.2%
146 of 6,739 acres
Trails
2.6 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
6
15 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.6 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 1.6 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
Washington Park
Park
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Centennial Park
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
28th Street Park
Park
2 acres
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 Peru
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Who protects the land
146 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths1.6 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball9
- Tennis4
- Basketball2
- Pickleball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Peru
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 107 acLocal Recreation Area 38 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 66 | Open |
| Veteran'S Memorial ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 38 | Open |
| Washington ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Centennial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Mckinley ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Sunset ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| 28Th Street ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Rotary ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| American NickeloidLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Market SquareLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Peru City CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Peru and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Peru'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.