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White Pines Forest State Park
Nature preserve
390 acres7.3 mi of trail
Sleepy Hollow TrailSunset TrailLookout TrailRazorback TrailGrey Squirrel Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Pine Creek
Pine Creek, IL parks, trails & bike paths
About 3% of Pine Creek is conserved land, roughly 751 acres. There are about 9.2 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in White Pines Forest State Park (7.3 mi) and Castle Rock State Park (1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Pine Creek, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Pine Creek outdoors
Conserved land
3%
751 of 25,273 acres
Trails
9.2 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 8 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
named on the map
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
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
Castle Rock State Park
Managed by Illinois Department of Natural Resources
238 acres1 mi of trail
Pond Trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
George B. Fell Nature Preserve
Managed by Illinois Department of Natural Resources
10 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.
Campgrounds in Pine Creek
Cedar Ridge Family Reservation CampgroundIn White Pines Forest State Park
Fox Canyon Youth CampgroundIn White Pines Forest State Park
Spring Creek Youth CampgroundIn White Pines Forest State Park
Sunny Crest Family CampgroundIn White Pines Forest State Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 6.4 mi
- Sleepy Hollow Trail1.1 mi
- Pond Trail1.1 mi
- Sunset Trail0.9 mi
- Lookout Trail0.5 mi
- Razorback Trail0.5 mi
- Grey Squirrel Trail0.5 mi
- Whispering Pine Trail0.5 mi
- Red Squirrel Trail0.4 mi
- Red and Grey Squirrel Trail0.2 mi
- Accessible Trail0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
751 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 6 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
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
- Volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Pine Creek
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 388 acState Park 234 acConservation Easement 180 acPrivate Conservation 127 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Pines Forest State ParkState Conservation Area | State natural resources | 388 | Open |
| Castle Rock State ParkState Park | State natural resources | 234 | Open |
| Middle Rock River FeePrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 127 | Access unknown |
History
Historic places to visit
Brethren CemeteryCemetery
Cedar Hill CemeteryCemetery
Mount Zion CemeteryCemetery
Oak Ridge CemeteryCemetery
Pine Creek Christian CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Pine Creek and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Creek | 3% | 9.2 mi | 3 |
| Mount Morris | 0.3% | 1.0 mi | 3 |
| Oregon-Nashua | 18.7% | 39.0 mi | 12 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Pine Creek'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 20.6-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.